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New look: Rising behind Toronto Island Airport manager Jerry Thornton, above, is the $3 million control tower that will be in operation next year
New look: Rising behind Toronto Island Airport manager Jerry Thornton, above, is the $3 million control tower that will be in operation next year

New look: Rising behind Toronto Island Airport manager Jerry Thornton, above, is the $3 million control tower that will be in operation next year

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Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
6/2/1986
Trail blazer: Mayor Bill Ballinger surveys site where a $12 million disposable lighter factory is expected to be in operation next year. His fact action brought the plant to Uxbridge.
Trail blazer: Mayor Bill Ballinger surveys site where a $12 million disposable lighter factory is expected to be in operation next year. His fact action brought the plant to Uxbridge.
4/3/1984
New man in town: ralph Medjuck, a Halifax developer, is the man behind the $200 million Yonge-Richmond Centre, a combination office tower and luxury hotel now under construction
New man in town: ralph Medjuck, a Halifax developer, is the man behind the $200 million Yonge-Richmond Centre, a combination office tower and luxury hotel now under construction
6/23/1989
Geography expert: Jerry Salloum has been chosen as the student education co-ordinator for Ice Walk '89, a $3 million international expedition studying Arctic pollution
Geography expert: Jerry Salloum has been chosen as the student education co-ordinator for Ice Walk '89, a $3 million international expedition studying Arctic pollution
3/17/1989
Airport Woe: Ducan McLeod, left, president of the air traffic controllers union, talks with traffic control manager Harold Martin, right, and a Peel Region police officer at Pearson airport today
Airport Woe: Ducan McLeod, left, president of the air traffic controllers union, talks with traffic control manager Harold Martin, right, and a Peel Region police officer at Pearson airport today
9/9/1991
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
11/14/1977
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
7/25/1984
John A. Sawyer. Canadian businessmen are reasonably optimistic about the economy next year, a University of Toronto forum was told yesterday. Two economists, Douglas Peters, of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and John A. Sawyer, of the U of T School of Business, saw a strong economic recovery. Jerry McAfee, president of Gulf Oil Canada, predicted an increase in natural gas and oil sales, and J.S. Dewar, president of Union Carbide Canada saw modest profits in chemicals.
John A. Sawyer. Canadian businessmen are reasonably optimistic about the economy next year, a University of Toronto forum was told yesterday. Two economists, Douglas Peters, of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and John A. Sawyer, of the U of T School of Business, saw a strong economic recovery. Jerry McAfee, president of Gulf Oil Canada, predicted an increase in natural gas and oil sales, and J.S. Dewar, president of Union Carbide Canada saw modest profits in chemicals.
12/9/1970
Rising costs mean the United Appeal this year must raise $14,120,000 for its 72 participating agencies, Fred Pope, sales manager for Campbell Soup Co
Rising costs mean the United Appeal this year must raise $14,120,000 for its 72 participating agencies, Fred Pope, sales manager for Campbell Soup Co
9/7/1972
Ready to roll: Alain Sutton, Toro's director of Canadian operations, shows the company's new snow blower, one of many products with which Toro intends to dazzle the Canadian market to the extent of some $35 million in sales per year
Ready to roll: Alain Sutton, Toro's director of Canadian operations, shows the company's new snow blower, one of many products with which Toro intends to dazzle the Canadian market to the extent of some $35 million in sales per year
9/18/1979
Custom cut: Arthur Frderico, Toronto branch manager for Reilly Lock, displays some of the locks and keys his company offers including an $8 pick-proof deadbolt. Reilly's sales which last year reached $1.5 million are on the increase this year as homowners
Custom cut: Arthur Frderico, Toronto branch manager for Reilly Lock, displays some of the locks and keys his company offers including an $8 pick-proof deadbolt. Reilly's sales which last year reached $1.5 million are on the increase this year as homowners
7/29/1982
Man in charge: Lloyd Berney, 63, TTC's chief general manager of operations, retires today after 39 years with the transit system. He's proud of the TTC's safety record.
Man in charge: Lloyd Berney, 63, TTC's chief general manager of operations, retires today after 39 years with the transit system. He's proud of the TTC's safety record.
6/29/1988