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His company is for sale, with a price tag of $1,500,000, but publisher Jack McClelland hopes it won't go into foreign hands. He says it is in sound fi(...)
His company is for sale, with a price tag of $1,500,000, but publisher Jack McClelland hopes it won't go into foreign hands. He says it is in sound fi(...)

His company is for sale, with a price tag of $1,500,000, but publisher Jack McClelland hopes it won't go into foreign hands. He says it is in sound fi(...)

Date2/19/1971
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  • His company is for sale, with a price tag of $1,500,000, but publisher Jack McClelland hopes it won't go into foreign hands. He says it is in sound fi(...)
  • His company is for sale, with a price tag of $1,500,000, but publisher Jack McClelland hopes it won't go into foreign hands. He says it is in sound financial condition, with record profit last year, but is short of working capital.
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Original Toronto Star caption: His company is for sale, with a price tag of $1,500,000, but publisher Jack McClelland hopes it won't go into foreign hands. He says it is in sound financial condition, with record profit last year, but is short of working capital.
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    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0066407F
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    2/23/1977
    Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
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    6/18/1975
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    Goode, Jeff
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