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Ben Solway, a 43-year -old bachelor who's been named Metro's Big Brother of the Year, looks through a book with his Little Brother, 16-yeard-old Micha(...)
Ben Solway, a 43-year -old bachelor who's been named Metro's Big Brother of the Year, looks through a book with his Little Brother, 16-yeard-old Micha(...)

Ben Solway, a 43-year -old bachelor who's been named Metro's Big Brother of the Year, looks through a book with his Little Brother, 16-yeard-old Micha(...)

Date12/26/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ben Solway; a 43-year -old bachelor who's been named Metro's Big Brother of the Year; looks through a book with his Little Brother; 16-yeard-old Michael Boisvert; Solway and Boisvert have been brothers for the past six years.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0109595F
    Mr. Big: Harry Gardiner of Hallifax, chosen Canada's Big Brother of the year last night at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, holds a painting awarded to him as his Little Brother, Kelvin Dion, 15, looks at it.
    Mr. Big: Harry Gardiner of Hallifax, chosen Canada's Big Brother of the year last night at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, holds a painting awarded to him as his Little Brother, Kelvin Dion, 15, looks at it.
    Darrell, Dick
    2/23/1982
    It's like a secular baptism, says County Court Judge Archibald Carter about ceremony when he grants permanent custody of children to adoptive parents. Carter went through his customary warm ceremony for 9-month-old John who became son of Ray and Bambi Reilly. Brother Grant, 4, looks on.
    It's like a secular baptism, says County Court Judge Archibald Carter about ceremony when he grants permanent custody of children to adoptive parents. Carter went through his customary warm ceremony for 9-month-old John who became son of Ray and Bambi Reilly. Brother Grant, 4, looks on.
    Brennan, Pat
    1/27/1977
    Brothers: With Little Brother, Domon, 13, Tony Wagner has been named Big Brother of the year
    Brothers: With Little Brother, Domon, 13, Tony Wagner has been named Big Brother of the year
    Big Brothers and Sisters
    2/4/1991
    Big Brother of year, Sgt. Paul Hendricks, of RCMP, has been named most outstanding participant in the Big Brother program in Metro this year. He is pa(...)
    Big Brother of year, Sgt. Paul Hendricks, of RCMP, has been named most outstanding participant in the Big Brother program in Metro this year. He is pa(...)
    Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    12/30/1971
    Correction Ron Dimock honored, Ron Dimock, named as Toronto's and Metros Big Brother of the Year, was incorrectly identified in a photo caption yesterday as John Dimock. The Star regrets the error.
    Correction Ron Dimock honored, Ron Dimock, named as Toronto's and Metros Big Brother of the Year, was incorrectly identified in a photo caption yesterday as John Dimock. The Star regrets the error.
    Griffin, Doug
    1/12/1978
    Big and Little brothers bowl for bucks: Actor Scott Hylands bowls with 10-year-old Eddy Sword at Metro Big Brothers' Bowl for Millions Celebrity day at Thorncliffe Bowlerama yesterday
    Big and Little brothers bowl for bucks: Actor Scott Hylands bowls with 10-year-old Eddy Sword at Metro Big Brothers' Bowl for Millions Celebrity day at Thorncliffe Bowlerama yesterday
    Bock, Tony
    2/14/1987
    Big brother of the year, calls shows his Little brother 14 year-old Jimmy McIntosh how to use a wood router
    Big brother of the year, calls shows his Little brother 14 year-old Jimmy McIntosh how to use a wood router
    Big Brothers and Sisters
    1/3/1969
    Latter-day Robin Hoods?: Marcello Rocca, a 25-year-old computer wizard, and his brother Mario, left, who's trained in accounting, hold their Trojan computer, cheaper than but compatible with IBM machines
    Latter-day Robin Hoods?: Marcello Rocca, a 25-year-old computer wizard, and his brother Mario, left, who's trained in accounting, hold their Trojan computer, cheaper than but compatible with IBM machines
    Beaty, Keith
    11/29/1985
    Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
    Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
    Slaughter, Mike
    9/1/1978
    Violin prodigy Barry Shiffman has been taken under the wing of Maurice Solway, 67-year-old star and composer of The Violin, the shot film documentary (...)
    Violin prodigy Barry Shiffman has been taken under the wing of Maurice Solway, 67-year-old star and composer of The Violin, the shot film documentary (...)
    Bull, Ron
    8/19/1975
    Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
    Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
    Bezant, Graham
    12/31/1977
    Warming up for a festival, Wearing a Big Brother T-shirt to get warm after a swim, 8-year-old Colin Harrison of Toronto lets his Big Brother, Mike Dorfman of Whitby, dry his hair
    Warming up for a festival, Wearing a Big Brother T-shirt to get warm after a swim, 8-year-old Colin Harrison of Toronto lets his Big Brother, Mike Dorfman of Whitby, dry his hair
    Big Brothers and Sisters
    6/2/1975