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Contralto extraordinaire: Maureen Forrester knows only too well the cost of being chairman of the Canada Council, and pays the price willingly
Contralto extraordinaire: Maureen Forrester knows only too well the cost of being chairman of the Canada Council, and pays the price willingly

Contralto extraordinaire: Maureen Forrester knows only too well the cost of being chairman of the Canada Council, and pays the price willingly

Date8/23/1976
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  • Contralto extraordinaire: Maureen Forrester knows only too well the cost of being chairman of the Canada Council; and pays the price willingly.
  • Contralto extraordinaire: Maureen Forrester knows only too well the cost of being chairman of the Canada Council, and pays the price willingly
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Original Toronto Star caption: Contralto extraordinaire: Maureen Forrester knows only too well the cost of being chairman of the Canada Council; and pays the price willingly.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0047839F
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      The arts' best friend. National Ballet principal dancer Veronica Tennant (left) and Canada Council Chairman, Contralto Maureen Forrester, help Floyd C(...)
      The arts' best friend. National Ballet principal dancer Veronica Tennant (left) and Canada Council Chairman, Contralto Maureen Forrester, help Floyd C(...)
      Chalmers, Floyd Sherman, 1898-1993
      9/18/1988
      Nightclub debut: Contralto Maureen Forrester enthralled her audience at the Imperial Room last night with a show that came from her heart and her funny bone
      Nightclub debut: Contralto Maureen Forrester enthralled her audience at the Imperial Room last night with a show that came from her heart and her funny bone
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      6/2/1981
      Maureen Forrester: Canadian contralto relaxes before her vacation
      Maureen Forrester: Canadian contralto relaxes before her vacation
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      5/21/1981
      At the feet of talent. York University choir director William McCauley talks with contralto Maureen Forrester while a group of students admire from a (...)
      At the feet of talent. York University choir director William McCauley talks with contralto Maureen Forrester while a group of students admire from a (...)
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      11/28/1965
      Every performer should teach, world-famous contralto Maureen Forrester believes, so she has been giving master classes at Royal Conservatory of Music.(...)
      Every performer should teach, world-famous contralto Maureen Forrester believes, so she has been giving master classes at Royal Conservatory of Music.(...)
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      7/15/1965
      Just reward: Contralto Maureen Forrester, right, receives her Spiritual Mother of the Year award from Marilyn Myers of Pioneer Women-Na'amat during last night's dinner
      Just reward: Contralto Maureen Forrester, right, receives her Spiritual Mother of the Year award from Marilyn Myers of Pioneer Women-Na'amat during last night's dinner
      Darrell, Dick
      5/10/1983
      Maureen Forrester: Canada Council chairman says budget cuts were done carefully
      Maureen Forrester: Canada Council chairman says budget cuts were done carefully
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      1/26/1984
      A student pays well below the cost of services he consumes at university, and this causes both avercrowding and a lowering in academic standards write(...)
      A student pays well below the cost of services he consumes at university, and this causes both avercrowding and a lowering in academic standards write(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      1/15/1972
      H. S, (Stan) Bond won't retire although he'll soon be 94. He's too old to renew his driver's license so makes his sales calls via bus and streetcar. Bond thinks today's company managers would do a better job if they were given bonuses for boosting profits. His customer say he knows merchandise well.
      H. S, (Stan) Bond won't retire although he'll soon be 94. He's too old to renew his driver's license so makes his sales calls via bus and streetcar. Bond thinks today's company managers would do a better job if they were given bonuses for boosting profits. His customer say he knows merchandise well.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/4/1973
      A time to celebrate. Maureen Forrester, board chirman of Canada Council, had cause to break out the champagne last night after accepting a life member(...)
      A time to celebrate. Maureen Forrester, board chirman of Canada Council, had cause to break out the champagne last night after accepting a life member(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      3/10/1986
      Everybody knows Mel Lastman's wife, right? The jewels, the furs, the mouth? Well, there's a new Marilyn out there campaigning for North York council
      Everybody knows Mel Lastman's wife, right? The jewels, the furs, the mouth? Well, there's a new Marilyn out there campaigning for North York council
      Lastman, Marilyn
      10/13/1988
      Everybody knows Mel Lastman's wife, right? The jewels, the furs, the mouth? Well, there's a new Marilyn out there campaigning for North York council
      Everybody knows Mel Lastman's wife, right? The jewels, the furs, the mouth? Well, there's a new Marilyn out there campaigning for North York council
      Lastman, Marilyn
      10/13/1988