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Bad news: Bill Duron, head of Metro's Convention and Visitors Association, predicts little growth in the convention business in 1992
Bad news: Bill Duron, head of Metro's Convention and Visitors Association, predicts little growth in the convention business in 1992

Bad news: Bill Duron, head of Metro's Convention and Visitors Association, predicts little growth in the convention business in 1992

Date11/13/1991
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  • Bad news: Bill Duron; head of Metro's Convention and Visitors Association; predicts little growth in the convention business in 1992.
  • Bad news: Bill Duron, head of Metro's Convention and Visitors Association, predicts little growth in the convention business in 1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bad news: Bill Duron; head of Metro's Convention and Visitors Association; predicts little growth in the convention business in 1992.
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      New van for tourism group. With Metro's hotel occupancy at 85 percent in June, tourism is really gearing up. Bill Duron, president of the Metro Toront(...)
      New van for tourism group. With Metro's hotel occupancy at 85 percent in June, tourism is really gearing up. Bill Duron, president of the Metro Toront(...)
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      Griffin, Doug
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      Construction of Metro's new convention centre and hotel complex, far right, has provided 2,500 man-years of work
      Construction of Metro's new convention centre and hotel complex, far right, has provided 2,500 man-years of work
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      Barkley, Harold
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      Ethnic mix: Parkdale MPP Tony Ruprecht has written Toronto's Many Faces, a book intended to help visitors and Torontonians discover Metro's various cultural groups
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      Ruprecht, Tony
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