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Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.
Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.

Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.

Date4/24/1991
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0126769F
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      Beaty, Keith
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      Oliver, Peter
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      Tough times: Retired highway worker Gordon Fields makes some extra money cutting wood in his front yard in Timmins, hard-hit by the recession and a growing feeling of abandonment
      Tough times: Retired highway worker Gordon Fields makes some extra money cutting wood in his front yard in Timmins, hard-hit by the recession and a growing feeling of abandonment
      Lautens, Richard
      8/14/1992
      Jim Steele, left, says that while the recession has cut down the number of big jobs, his small landscaping company is busier than ever.
      Jim Steele, left, says that while the recession has cut down the number of big jobs, his small landscaping company is busier than ever.
      Beaty, Keith
      4/17/1991
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      Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      8/23/1971
      Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
      Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
      Irish, Paul
      3/20/1992
      Tough times: Dealers have to get rid of inventory or they'll go bankrupt, says Bryan Rowntree, president of the Toronto Automobile Dealers Association
      Tough times: Dealers have to get rid of inventory or they'll go bankrupt, says Bryan Rowntree, president of the Toronto Automobile Dealers Association
      Beaty, Keith
      11/9/1981
      He's battling air of gloom. Wardair will make it through tough times chief says
      He's battling air of gloom. Wardair will make it through tough times chief says
      Mahler, John
      5/11/1981
      Tough times: Kevin Kennelly, right, says lots of unemployed people like George Caswell, 67, above, are turning to hard-pressed strangers for help
      Tough times: Kevin Kennelly, right, says lots of unemployed people like George Caswell, 67, above, are turning to hard-pressed strangers for help
      Brazao, Dale
      12/15/1992
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      Cuban workers applaud Castro even though he has just warned them that tough times are ahead
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
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      End of an era: Murray McInroy, 62, of the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers, says the recession has ended the gravy days for engineers which have existed almost uninterrupted since World War II
      Cooper, David
      n.d.
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