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Picking winner: The law decrees a municipal election tie be decided by lot.
Picking winner: The law decrees a municipal election tie be decided by lot.

Picking winner: The law decrees a municipal election tie be decided by lot.

Date3/22/1989
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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
Political animal: Markham Councillor Ron Moran, 61, has put his knowledge of political life into a how-to book, How To Win Election To Municipal Office, which was released last summer
Political animal: Markham Councillor Ron Moran, 61, has put his knowledge of political life into a how-to book, How To Win Election To Municipal Office, which was released last summer
9/17/1986
Ernie Springolo: North York resident urges voters to look closely at how politicians are spending tax dollars before November's municipal election.
Ernie Springolo: North York resident urges voters to look closely at how politicians are spending tax dollars before November's municipal election.
5/17/1991
Getting ready: Oshawa city clerk Bob Henderson looks over ballot boxes in preparation for the Nov. 8 municipal election.
Getting ready: Oshawa city clerk Bob Henderson looks over ballot boxes in preparation for the Nov. 8 municipal election.
10/26/1982
Shan Rana, 55, A businessman, Rana has worked as a realtor and journalist, he ran unsuccessfully for Etobicoke council in the 1988 municipal election
Shan Rana, 55, A businessman, Rana has worked as a realtor and journalist, he ran unsuccessfully for Etobicoke council in the 1988 municipal election
10/18/1991
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Neiman, two-thirds of the law firm of Neiman, Bissett and Seguin, consult law books in Mr. Neiman's office. Mrs,. Neiman, who's been a candidate in an Ontario election, spends three days a week in the law office. Their partnership began with marriage while they were students at Osgoode Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Neiman, two-thirds of the law firm of Neiman, Bissett and Seguin, consult law books in Mr. Neiman's office. Mrs,. Neiman, who's been a candidate in an Ontario election, spends three days a week in the law office. Their partnership began with marriage while they were students at Osgoode Hall.
5/16/1964
Lot of dough: Open Window Bakery's Max Felg, above, daughter Gail and son-in-law shiomo Watkin, right, are hands-on owners.
Lot of dough: Open Window Bakery's Max Felg, above, daughter Gail and son-in-law shiomo Watkin, right, are hands-on owners.
11/25/1991
Alex Raab owns seven garden centres. Picking a peach from your own tree is a special experience, he says.
Alex Raab owns seven garden centres. Picking a peach from your own tree is a special experience, he says.
5/17/1979
The chairman said Todd also violated other licensing bylaws by kicking passengers out of his cab before they reached their destination and by not picking up the first person to hail him
The chairman said Todd also violated other licensing bylaws by kicking passengers out of his cab before they reached their destination and by not picking up the first person to hail him
2/14/1985
Music enthusiast: Although George Limeback has been pursuing a business career for the past 50 years, he's picking up a baton to conduct four orchestras and six choirs in a concert to raise money for Birchmout Park Collegiate's award-winning band
Music enthusiast: Although George Limeback has been pursuing a business career for the past 50 years, he's picking up a baton to conduct four orchestras and six choirs in a concert to raise money for Birchmout Park Collegiate's award-winning band
5/7/1982
The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis
The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis
5/11/1989
Colorful Dan Casey, executive director of the Ontario Liberal party, gleefully admits he's packed a meeting or two himself, but it's his job to see it doesn't happen at Ontario meetings where voting delegates to the leadership convention will be chosen. It's a matter of conscience, he said, when picking Canada's PM.
Colorful Dan Casey, executive director of the Ontario Liberal party, gleefully admits he's packed a meeting or two himself, but it's his job to see it doesn't happen at Ontario meetings where voting delegates to the leadership convention will be chosen. It's a matter of conscience, he said, when picking Canada's PM.
1/22/1968