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Only when it tooks like the country Is about to fall apart do we band together, said Roger Riendeau, creator of a new historical map for high-school students
Only when it tooks like the country Is about to fall apart do we band together, said Roger Riendeau, creator of a new historical map for high-school students

Only when it tooks like the country Is about to fall apart do we band together, said Roger Riendeau, creator of a new historical map for high-school students

Date8/14/1987
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Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
7/5/1984
Addressing students and Professors at the Toronto School of Theology last week, Roger Garaudy, 58, said Christians and Communists must work together. (...)
Addressing students and Professors at the Toronto School of Theology last week, Roger Garaudy, 58, said Christians and Communists must work together. (...)
1/20/1972
Dropping a hint: High school student Ray Mrowietz, 18, says we pay enough taxes for parks workers to remove animal waste intead of having to do the nasty job outselves
Dropping a hint: High school student Ray Mrowietz, 18, says we pay enough taxes for parks workers to remove animal waste intead of having to do the nasty job outselves
5/28/1980
Tick-tock man: Reeb the robot kept Aurora students enthralled as he strutted his stuff recently with the help of owner-creator Doug Fleishman, a student of robotics.
Tick-tock man: Reeb the robot kept Aurora students enthralled as he strutted his stuff recently with the help of owner-creator Doug Fleishman, a student of robotics.
2/1/1984
Yea. To Principal John Plumpton of Jane Junior High School in North York for trying to get more students to read books. Twice a week staff and students are given 50 minutes of the day just to read - anything they like. Some of them may discover that reading is a joy, even though it's a little more work than watching a TV scree. It's a nice idea.
Yea. To Principal John Plumpton of Jane Junior High School in North York for trying to get more students to read books. Twice a week staff and students are given 50 minutes of the day just to read - anything they like. Some of them may discover that reading is a joy, even though it's a little more work than watching a TV scree. It's a nice idea.
11/11/1977
Fighting for future: We have been here 6,000 years and plan to be here 6,000 more years, said Chief Gary Potts, with grandson at roadblock last summer, when band members blocked a logging road to a forest which they said included sacred grounds
Fighting for future: We have been here 6,000 years and plan to be here 6,000 more years, said Chief Gary Potts, with grandson at roadblock last summer, when band members blocked a logging road to a forest which they said included sacred grounds
1/1/1988
If teachers are developing themselves because they care about students, says teacher Len Phillips, they could do this before school year begins
If teachers are developing themselves because they care about students, says teacher Len Phillips, they could do this before school year begins
1/31/1978
There's always a job, if only you look for it, Bob and Linda Coopman believe. We both like work and are good at what we do he says.
There's always a job, if only you look for it, Bob and Linda Coopman believe. We both like work and are good at what we do he says.
9/20/1978
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
1/29/1986
John Kileeg, principal of Castle Frank High School, is concerned about the gloom that has descended on his students this week, following an incident in which a teacher was struck by a pupil
John Kileeg, principal of Castle Frank High School, is concerned about the gloom that has descended on his students this week, following an incident in which a teacher was struck by a pupil
2/7/1975
Mark Baker, student president at the school, had earlier recommended a race-relations department to deal with the issue. We need it to sort out differences so they don't escalate to this point, Baker, a Grade 13 student, said yesterday. He is being credited for defusing last week's crisis by going on the school's public address system.
Mark Baker, student president at the school, had earlier recommended a race-relations department to deal with the issue. We need it to sort out differences so they don't escalate to this point, Baker, a Grade 13 student, said yesterday. He is being credited for defusing last week's crisis by going on the school's public address system.
9/17/1990
Just like any other tax: Lawyer Andy Friedman, above, says we are the only country that still penalizes manufatcurers with a 13.5-per-cent tax.
Just like any other tax: Lawyer Andy Friedman, above, says we are the only country that still penalizes manufatcurers with a 13.5-per-cent tax.
10/10/1990