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Spending a day with George the doorman
Spending a day with George the doorman

Spending a day with George the doorman

Date5/4/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133020F
Sleepless nights: Georges Bernier (left) and Henry Davis, the men behind the Constitution Day celebrations in Ottawa, can finally relax after spending tense months planning and replanning the big day.
Sleepless nights: Georges Bernier (left) and Henry Davis, the men behind the Constitution Day celebrations in Ottawa, can finally relax after spending tense months planning and replanning the big day.
4/15/1982
Royal York Hotel doorman Dougall MacDonald is armed and ready - with a bucket of apples and carrots - to hold off Trigger and his rider, Albertan Lloyd Jacobson, yesteray as they fall to hoof it into the hotel lobby
Royal York Hotel doorman Dougall MacDonald is armed and ready - with a bucket of apples and carrots - to hold off Trigger and his rider, Albertan Lloyd Jacobson, yesteray as they fall to hoof it into the hotel lobby
11/29/1992
Tip of the cap: Frank Owen Daly has hailed his last cab as doorman for the Royal York Hotel. After 39 years of ushering in the famour and not-so-famous, he is calling it quits. Staff and friends will be giving him a warm sendoff Friday.
Tip of the cap: Frank Owen Daly has hailed his last cab as doorman for the Royal York Hotel. After 39 years of ushering in the famour and not-so-famous, he is calling it quits. Staff and friends will be giving him a warm sendoff Friday.
3/5/1985
Mr. Ambassador for Metro's Welcome a Visitor Week, Eddie James Grogan, doorman at the Lord Simcoe Hotel, is congratulated by James Auld, Ontario minister of tourism and information, who pinned a silver medal on his chest for the style he uses in making visitors feel right at home.
Mr. Ambassador for Metro's Welcome a Visitor Week, Eddie James Grogan, doorman at the Lord Simcoe Hotel, is congratulated by James Auld, Ontario minister of tourism and information, who pinned a silver medal on his chest for the style he uses in making visitors feel right at home.
6/11/1970
Ozzie Jurock: The president of Royal Lepage residential Real Estate Services is spending a lot of time these days poring over statistics gathered about people who buy houses
Ozzie Jurock: The president of Royal Lepage residential Real Estate Services is spending a lot of time these days poring over statistics gathered about people who buy houses
2/3/1987
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
12/9/1977
David MacNaughton: CEO of Hill and Knowlton Canada is spending most of his time at the head office in New York these days and the speculation is that he'll soon be moving there
David MacNaughton: CEO of Hill and Knowlton Canada is spending most of his time at the head office in New York these days and the speculation is that he'll soon be moving there
10/30/1992
Spending billions on Cold War helicopters when the Cold War is behind us is an outrage, says Canadian Peace Alliance co-ordinator Gideon Forman.
Spending billions on Cold War helicopters when the Cold War is behind us is an outrage, says Canadian Peace Alliance co-ordinator Gideon Forman.
10/30/1992
Here's to home: The Bogger family toast their return to Toronto yesterday, after spending five years travelling around the world in their sailboat, Wind Woman, From left, Jennifer, Alex, Tanis and Peter.
Here's to home: The Bogger family toast their return to Toronto yesterday, after spending five years travelling around the world in their sailboat, Wind Woman, From left, Jennifer, Alex, Tanis and Peter.
7/21/1991
Steve Tonner, 34, Accountant Eliminating wasteful spending is important
Steve Tonner, 34, Accountant Eliminating wasteful spending is important
10/18/1991
Believed to be the only teacher of Portuguese origin working for the Toronto Board of Education, Tony Gregorio has been fired - because of lack of seniority - in education spending cutbacks
Believed to be the only teacher of Portuguese origin working for the Toronto Board of Education, Tony Gregorio has been fired - because of lack of seniority - in education spending cutbacks
5/31/1978
The numbers man: Jim Otterman, Ontario's assistant auditor, holds a copy of yesterday's report on provincial spending
The numbers man: Jim Otterman, Ontario's assistant auditor, holds a copy of yesterday's report on provincial spending
12/1/1992