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Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.

Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.

Date2/15/1973
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      Object NumberTSPA_0125730F
      Que of 1916 which destroyed the Canadian Parliament Buldings at Ottawa
      Que of 1916 which destroyed the Canadian Parliament Buldings at Ottawa
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/17/1934
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      A Church Converted To A House is one of the interesting buldings in King Township which will be open to tomorrow's tour sponsored by the Womens Commit(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
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      Confrontation: Vice-president Harry Eastman (left) explains why U of T want to raise its fees - by a average 14.6 per cent - to student council president David Jones (above), while John Whitten, chairman of U of T's planning and resources committee, looks
      Confrontation: Vice-president Harry Eastman (left) explains why U of T want to raise its fees - by a average 14.6 per cent - to student council president David Jones (above), while John Whitten, chairman of U of T's planning and resources committee, looks
      Spremo, Boris
      2/25/1980
      A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
      A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
      Loek, Dick
      5/17/1988
      Mascots Chosen for U.S. Navy's South Pole journey are these husky pups. Officers, from left to right, are: Rear-Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Capt. Robert S. (...)
      Mascots Chosen for U.S. Navy's South Pole journey are these husky pups. Officers, from left to right, are: Rear-Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Capt. Robert S. (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/3/1946
      Byrd conquers the north pole by Aeroplane, Lieut
      Byrd conquers the north pole by Aeroplane, Lieut
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/1/1936
      Byrd's huskies greet the admiral on his return to Little America after an expedition into unknown territory
      Byrd's huskies greet the admiral on his return to Little America after an expedition into unknown territory
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/3/1935
      Death Lurks Here for members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, whose supply ship is seen in the background
      Death Lurks Here for members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, whose supply ship is seen in the background
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/3/1940
      Charlie Byrd. Guitarist at Colonial
      Charlie Byrd. Guitarist at Colonial
      Byrd, Charlie, 1925-1999
      8/28/1973
      Byrd, Charlie
      Byrd, Charlie
      Byrd, Charlie, 1925-1999
      8/28/1973
      Tank: Dr. Richard Cole is standing in front of the Oakville Hyperbaric Centre's oxygen chamber. The clinic provides treatment for 104 multiple sclerosis sufferers, 70 per cent of whom have experienced improvements. At right is centre coordinator Judy macNeill and Cole's wife.
      Tank: Dr. Richard Cole is standing in front of the Oakville Hyperbaric Centre's oxygen chamber. The clinic provides treatment for 104 multiple sclerosis sufferers, 70 per cent of whom have experienced improvements. At right is centre coordinator Judy macNeill and Cole's wife.
      Calleja, Frank
      3/5/1986
      A switchboard that controls the locks in each cottage at the Vanier Centre for Women. Milton, Ontario
      A switchboard that controls the locks in each cottage at the Vanier Centre for Women. Milton, Ontario
      Bezant, Graham
      1969-02