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Troubled co-op: If Bob Down, UCO chairman (left), and Garth MacGirr, whose firm is overseeing a rescue, are looking a little wary, it could be because a firm official describes dealing with hungry creditors as a zoo where all the cages were left unlocked
Troubled co-op: If Bob Down, UCO chairman (left), and Garth MacGirr, whose firm is overseeing a rescue, are looking a little wary, it could be because a firm official describes dealing with hungry creditors as a zoo where all the cages were left unlocked

Troubled co-op: If Bob Down, UCO chairman (left), and Garth MacGirr, whose firm is overseeing a rescue, are looking a little wary, it could be because a firm official describes dealing with hungry creditors as a zoo where all the cages were left unlocked

Date8/30/1984
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  • Troubled co-op: If Bob Down, UCO chairman (left), and Garth MacGirr, whose firm is overseeing a rescue, are looking a little wary, it could be because a firm official describes dealing with hungry creditors as a zoo where all the cages were left unlocked
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Famous name McDonald, Currie and Co. is leaving the language of Canadian business, replaced by Coopers and Lybrand. Managing partner Warren Chippindale of Montreal is overseeing the change of identity for big accounting firm.
Famous name McDonald, Currie and Co. is leaving the language of Canadian business, replaced by Coopers and Lybrand. Managing partner Warren Chippindale of Montreal is overseeing the change of identity for big accounting firm.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
4/4/1973
Puppy love isn't saddling Metro with as many unwanted pets as it used to, says George Banton, chief animal control officer for the Borough of York. Above, he displays one of the York animal shelter's inmates, a young part-German Shepherd. The animal shelter now has empty cages and Banton gives the credit to the borough's low-cost spay-neuter program, begun two years ago.
Puppy love isn't saddling Metro with as many unwanted pets as it used to, says George Banton, chief animal control officer for the Borough of York. Above, he displays one of the York animal shelter's inmates, a young part-German Shepherd. The animal shelter now has empty cages and Banton gives the credit to the borough's low-cost spay-neuter program, begun two years ago.
Lennon, Frank
6/15/1978
To the rescue: Canadiana president Christopher Milton stands with flags of Anguilla, front, Cook islands, left, and Turks and Calcos islands his firm made
To the rescue: Canadiana president Christopher Milton stands with flags of Anguilla, front, Cook islands, left, and Turks and Calcos islands his firm made
Loek, Dick
1/19/1993
Self-help: A mini-society that will help individuals in trouble: That's how one administrator describes the student groups that meet with adult leader Ken Morris, left, at Downsview Secondary
Self-help: A mini-society that will help individuals in trouble: That's how one administrator describes the student groups that meet with adult leader Ken Morris, left, at Downsview Secondary
Beaty, Keith
5/26/1980
Talmage Stone: The 87-year-old president of the Forfar Diary co-op was so cheesed off by mandatory metric he wrote a firm but polite letter of intent - that he had no intention of selling cheddar by the litre - to Andre Ouellet
Talmage Stone: The 87-year-old president of the Forfar Diary co-op was so cheesed off by mandatory metric he wrote a firm but polite letter of intent - that he had no intention of selling cheddar by the litre - to Andre Ouellet
Loek, Dick
11/4/1983
To the rescue: Marcel Bregstein is one of three partners in Unlock the Possibilities, a Scarborough firm that makes a plastic, wallet-sized card that will unlock the house or car when keys are lost.
To the rescue: Marcel Bregstein is one of three partners in Unlock the Possibilities, a Scarborough firm that makes a plastic, wallet-sized card that will unlock the house or car when keys are lost.
Irish, Paul
1/2/1992
To the rescue: Wayne Renwick says firms like Mobile Alarm Response Service which he started act as a buffer between monitoring agencies and the police
To the rescue: Wayne Renwick says firms like Mobile Alarm Response Service which he started act as a buffer between monitoring agencies and the police
Stuparyk, Michael
7/18/1989
Izvestia culture editor George Melikjanz describes some of the films from the U.S.S.R. that will be playing at the Festival of Festivals this year.
Izvestia culture editor George Melikjanz describes some of the films from the U.S.S.R. that will be playing at the Festival of Festivals this year.
Eglinton, Rick
9/8/1989
Game of chinese checkers is enjoyed by Professor James Lemon, his wife Carolyn and children Catherine, 1, Janet, 4, and margaret, 9, in their Walmer Road home. Although earning a salary of $15,000 teaching geography at the University of Toronto, Dr. Lemon describes his living as relatively frugal and finds the family budget getting tight. Although he has a car, he walks to work.
Game of chinese checkers is enjoyed by Professor James Lemon, his wife Carolyn and children Catherine, 1, Janet, 4, and margaret, 9, in their Walmer Road home. Although earning a salary of $15,000 teaching geography at the University of Toronto, Dr. Lemon describes his living as relatively frugal and finds the family budget getting tight. Although he has a car, he walks to work.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
7/10/1969
The stimulator: Rolf Stiefel, whose firm will soon be marketing a TEN, demonstrates the $250 machine
The stimulator: Rolf Stiefel, whose firm will soon be marketing a TEN, demonstrates the $250 machine
McConnell, Colin
7/28/1981
James D. Robinson III, chairman of New York based American Express Co., pictured at the Toronto Stock Exchange where his company's shares were listed for the first time yesterday. The firm is currently facing a challenge to its domination of the travellers' cheque market from Visa and Master Charge, whose credit cards dominate the international bank card scene. Master Charge hopes to be in the business by next May and Visa will make a decision shortly.
James D. Robinson III, chairman of New York based American Express Co., pictured at the Toronto Stock Exchange where his company's shares were listed for the first time yesterday. The firm is currently facing a challenge to its domination of the travellers' cheque market from Visa and Master Charge, whose credit cards dominate the international bank card scene. Master Charge hopes to be in the business by next May and Visa will make a decision shortly.
Lennon, Frank
9/18/1978
Despite slump in the construction industry, George Crothers, whose firm is the Caterpillar dealer in Ontario, hopes to double business by 1981 as roads are built and economy improves.
Despite slump in the construction industry, George Crothers, whose firm is the Caterpillar dealer in Ontario, hopes to double business by 1981 as roads are built and economy improves.
Bull, Ron
4/28/1977