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Drug store and real estate tycoon Murray Koffler sits in the prescription department of one of his stores on Dufferein St
Drug store and real estate tycoon Murray Koffler sits in the prescription department of one of his stores on Dufferein St

Drug store and real estate tycoon Murray Koffler sits in the prescription department of one of his stores on Dufferein St

Date6/6/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0060322F
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2/13/1985
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Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
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Exterior view of three-storey brick building with attached one-storey building, left. Front sho ...
Robert A. Allen real estate and insurance office and drug store, Danforth Avenue, north side, between Langford Avenue and Dewhurst Boulevard, opposite Jones Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
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All hands on deck: Murray Koffler (left), chairman of Shoppers Drug Mart, has received his handshake from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, but other dinner guests mob him to try their luck
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Boots stores: These familiar drug stores will soon have a new name, as yet undecided, and Oshawa Group says the chain's employees will stay
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10/11/1988
A Roomer at 314 Dundas St. West, prospector John Dowler sits on his bed in the room next door to the one in which 77-year-old Gig Yun died in a fire on Oct. 4. Toronto fire department platoon chief John Rider told a coroner's inquest conditions in that home were atrocious.
A Roomer at 314 Dundas St. West, prospector John Dowler sits on his bed in the room next door to the one in which 77-year-old Gig Yun died in a fire on Oct. 4. Toronto fire department platoon chief John Rider told a coroner's inquest conditions in that home were atrocious.
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Eng Lam, co-owner of Big Land Farm, is proud of his store's vast seafood department, where the fish is truly fresh
Eng Lam, co-owner of Big Land Farm, is proud of his store's vast seafood department, where the fish is truly fresh
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Left, investment company president Vittorio Biasi and real estate tycoon Sis Bunting Weld enjoy the festivities.
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Ready to liven things up, Calgary Stampeder fans Marj Allen, a Calgary real estate agent, stands beside Calgary tycoon Bill Herron, planning festivities
Ready to liven things up, Calgary Stampeder fans Marj Allen, a Calgary real estate agent, stands beside Calgary tycoon Bill Herron, planning festivities
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Grocer to take vows as Priest, Joe Goshulak, 49, a grocer for 15 years who has sold his store to become a priest, sits with wife Daria, and four of hi(...)
Grocer to take vows as Priest, Joe Goshulak, 49, a grocer for 15 years who has sold his store to become a priest, sits with wife Daria, and four of hi(...)
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Growth splurge by simpsons. Six new department stores are planned by Simpsons Ltd. They include one in Shoppers' World in Brampton, with two - maybe t(...)
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