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It was home: Calvin Struthers and his 6-year-old son Shawn in front of the building he was hired to take care of, despite a disability caused by polio when he was a baby
It was home: Calvin Struthers and his 6-year-old son Shawn in front of the building he was hired to take care of, despite a disability caused by polio when he was a baby

It was home: Calvin Struthers and his 6-year-old son Shawn in front of the building he was hired to take care of, despite a disability caused by polio when he was a baby

Date5/9/1980
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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_0134489F
Andy Gough(Left) and Rick Struthers
Andy Gough(Left) and Rick Struthers
2/10/1995
Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination
Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination
6/2/1989
One-to-one teaching techniques are used by child care worker Kathy Zabel, who was hired by Hilda and Del Bedard to help their autistic 6-year-old son,(...)
One-to-one teaching techniques are used by child care worker Kathy Zabel, who was hired by Hilda and Del Bedard to help their autistic 6-year-old son,(...)
7/7/1976
Risked lives: Andy Patterson, 32, flanked by Dean Ribble (left), 12, and his brother, George, 10, dragged Patterson's 12-year-old son, Billy, screaming from a Mississauga building after 8,000 volts shot through the boy's body when he caught a foot in a transformer room
Risked lives: Andy Patterson, 32, flanked by Dean Ribble (left), 12, and his brother, George, 10, dragged Patterson's 12-year-old son, Billy, screaming from a Mississauga building after 8,000 volts shot through the boy's body when he caught a foot in a transformer room
2/28/1980
Steve Gately: Vice-president of Maple Leaf Plastics Corp. of Toronto persisted and eventually won funding from a federal-provincial program. He hired 12 men to renovate his 40-year-old plant.
Steve Gately: Vice-president of Maple Leaf Plastics Corp. of Toronto persisted and eventually won funding from a federal-provincial program. He hired 12 men to renovate his 40-year-old plant.
2/9/1984
Installed foam: Ingo Koenne of Scarborough says he can only thank God that he and his sons Jason, 9 (left), and Andrew, 7, escaped the more serious health problems caused by urea foam insulation, but the value of his house plummeted
Installed foam: Ingo Koenne of Scarborough says he can only thank God that he and his sons Jason, 9 (left), and Andrew, 7, escaped the more serious health problems caused by urea foam insulation, but the value of his house plummeted
10/4/1984
Survivor of the great polio epidemic of 1937, Earl Eden, above, was 6 when he got the disease (at right in small picture), about the age of grandson he shows quarantine sign to
Survivor of the great polio epidemic of 1937, Earl Eden, above, was 6 when he got the disease (at right in small picture), about the age of grandson he shows quarantine sign to
9/1/1987
Dr. Card: Bernie Federman started collecting cards himself when he was 6 years old. Now he's got his own store, The Card-Y-Ologist on Avenue Rd.
Dr. Card: Bernie Federman started collecting cards himself when he was 6 years old. Now he's got his own store, The Card-Y-Ologist on Avenue Rd.
7/16/1991
He wanted to be a policeman but his attempts to meet the education requirements ended in disaster, says 24-year-old factory worker Joe Gough as he sits beside his wife and his 5-year-old son outside their home in Etobicoke
He wanted to be a policeman but his attempts to meet the education requirements ended in disaster, says 24-year-old factory worker Joe Gough as he sits beside his wife and his 5-year-old son outside their home in Etobicoke
8/4/1971
On the job: Shawn McGrath is only 16 years old but he's already established his own business, Unicornn, delivering flyers by hand
On the job: Shawn McGrath is only 16 years old but he's already established his own business, Unicornn, delivering flyers by hand
6/12/1985
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
It was tough, but Jacques and Jeanne Foesier used strict discipline with their 18-year-old son, Mark, when he created bedlam in the family - discipline so strict he left home. Tough Love policies helped them overcome their guilt.
It was tough, but Jacques and Jeanne Foesier used strict discipline with their 18-year-old son, Mark, when he created bedlam in the family - discipline so strict he left home. Tough Love policies helped them overcome their guilt.
1/22/1982