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Jim Steele, left, says that while the recession has cut down the number of big jobs, his small landscaping company is busier than ever.
Jim Steele, left, says that while the recession has cut down the number of big jobs, his small landscaping company is busier than ever.

Jim Steele, left, says that while the recession has cut down the number of big jobs, his small landscaping company is busier than ever.

Date4/17/1991
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Help wanted: Neil Macdougall of Technical Service Council is busier than he's ever been trying to match job seekers with record number of professional vacancies
Help wanted: Neil Macdougall of Technical Service Council is busier than he's ever been trying to match job seekers with record number of professional vacancies
10/26/1973
Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.
Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.
4/24/1991
Checking plants in one of Humber College's greenhouses, Russ Geddes says right now, there are more jobs than graduates of the college's two-year retail floracultural program he runs - the only one of its kind in Canada. Geddes, who has two sons, says he c
Checking plants in one of Humber College's greenhouses, Russ Geddes says right now, there are more jobs than graduates of the college's two-year retail floracultural program he runs - the only one of its kind in Canada. Geddes, who has two sons, says he c
5/15/1978
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
3/26/1975
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
6/18/1975
Hume Cronyn ends his autobiography in 1966 but he's busier than ever at 80
Hume Cronyn ends his autobiography in 1966 but he's busier than ever at 80
9/6/1991
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
12/21/1973
Gray Steele: Board chairman says his food firm has been selling to East General for 50 years.
Gray Steele: Board chairman says his food firm has been selling to East General for 50 years.
6/15/1981
Big trucks still rule the highways: Don Patterson, with some of the vehicles his Sherway Ford Truck sells, says tailoring trucks to the job is vital if costs are to be kept down
Big trucks still rule the highways: Don Patterson, with some of the vehicles his Sherway Ford Truck sells, says tailoring trucks to the job is vital if costs are to be kept down
5/22/1980
Opposes aim: Office automation consultant Don Tapscott says he turned down a White House invitation to advise it on cost-cutting because the group is out to eliminate jobs
Opposes aim: Office automation consultant Don Tapscott says he turned down a White House invitation to advise it on cost-cutting because the group is out to eliminate jobs
9/27/1982
End of an era: Murray McInroy, 62, of the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers, says the recession has ended the gravy days for engineers which have existed almost uninterrupted since World War II
End of an era: Murray McInroy, 62, of the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers, says the recession has ended the gravy days for engineers which have existed almost uninterrupted since World War II
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