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Good to be back: Bernie Howgate dumped his job and left his Etobicoke home in 1980 to tour 23 countries on his 10-speed
Good to be back: Bernie Howgate dumped his job and left his Etobicoke home in 1980 to tour 23 countries on his 10-speed

Good to be back: Bernie Howgate dumped his job and left his Etobicoke home in 1980 to tour 23 countries on his 10-speed

Date9/12/1988
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Tales of travel: Bernie Howgate, the Etobicoke electrical engineer who spent eight years touring the world on his bike, enthrals students at John English School
Tales of travel: Bernie Howgate, the Etobicoke electrical engineer who spent eight years touring the world on his bike, enthrals students at John English School
Spremo, Boris
1/19/1989
Poet pauses: Walter Gallaztegui stops for a breather in Toronto before pedaling on to Montreal, his destination in a cycling trip that has taken him through 15 countries from his home in Uruguay
Poet pauses: Walter Gallaztegui stops for a breather in Toronto before pedaling on to Montreal, his destination in a cycling trip that has taken him through 15 countries from his home in Uruguay
Lennon, Frank
6/13/1987
In from the cold: Walter Day no longer actively smuggles Bibles into Communist countries because his face is too well known, but he now heads the Canadian branch of Jesus to the Communist World, with offices in St. Thomas.
In from the cold: Walter Day no longer actively smuggles Bibles into Communist countries because his face is too well known, but he now heads the Canadian branch of Jesus to the Communist World, with offices in St. Thomas.
Mahler, John
11/1/1979
Paul Di Lauro: The 69-year-old Scarborough resident has been lending his expertise as an x-ray technician to set up desperately needed medical centres in poverty-stricken countries, most recently Bolivia.
Paul Di Lauro: The 69-year-old Scarborough resident has been lending his expertise as an x-ray technician to set up desperately needed medical centres in poverty-stricken countries, most recently Bolivia.
Lautens, Richard
10/5/1992
Rotary award: Charles Snider, 67, of North York, holds up the Paul Harris Fellow medal he recived from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge for his 13 years of work in Third World countries
Rotary award: Charles Snider, 67, of North York, holds up the Paul Harris Fellow medal he recived from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge for his 13 years of work in Third World countries
Russell, Jim
2/25/1987
Stowaway: Selson Camara, 16, steps off the freighter Yeral after four months as a stowaway. He wanted to escape poverty in his native Guinea, but was refused entry to five countries.
Stowaway: Selson Camara, 16, steps off the freighter Yeral after four months as a stowaway. He wanted to escape poverty in his native Guinea, but was refused entry to five countries.
Mahler, John
5/5/1983
Not his cup of tea: Stuart Daw dines in the Toronto-Dominion Centre before leaving Canada. Though he still has an apartment in Etobicoke, his job is in Florida. He says Canadian federal government restricitions hamstring men of the mind - entrepeneurs like himself who are society's producers.
Not his cup of tea: Stuart Daw dines in the Toronto-Dominion Centre before leaving Canada. Though he still has an apartment in Etobicoke, his job is in Florida. He says Canadian federal government restricitions hamstring men of the mind - entrepeneurs like himself who are society's producers.
Goode, Jeff
9/15/1977
Claudio Sarracini: His firm dumped toxic wastes at a farm in king township.
Claudio Sarracini: His firm dumped toxic wastes at a farm in king township.
Beaty, Keith
2/4/1985
Sole survivors of the Great Canadian Wagon Train, Jon Houghton, 21, and his sister, Barb, 23, attend to come chores after pulling into Peace River Country 17 months and 2,600 miles after setting out
Sole survivors of the Great Canadian Wagon Train, Jon Houghton, 21, and his sister, Barb, 23, attend to come chores after pulling into Peace River Country 17 months and 2,600 miles after setting out
Brennan, Pat
8/17/1976
In top 10: Etobicoke recently held its first Volunteer of the Year Award ceremony and Richard W. Corbett, for Youth Without Shelter, was one of the 10 winners. He's shown with his wife Gail.
In top 10: Etobicoke recently held its first Volunteer of the Year Award ceremony and Richard W. Corbett, for Youth Without Shelter, was one of the 10 winners. He's shown with his wife Gail.
Stuparyk, Michael
4/21/1987
Pedaling along: Cyclist Jacques Deprez, 25, from Angers, France, passed through Durham Region last week, on one segment of his proposed trip around the world. His 18-speed bike is loaded down.
Pedaling along: Cyclist Jacques Deprez, 25, from Angers, France, passed through Durham Region last week, on one segment of his proposed trip around the world. His 18-speed bike is loaded down.
Russell, Jim
5/18/1982
Dr. Card: Bernie Federman started collecting cards himself when he was 6 years old. Now he's got his own store, The Card-Y-Ologist on Avenue Rd.
Dr. Card: Bernie Federman started collecting cards himself when he was 6 years old. Now he's got his own store, The Card-Y-Ologist on Avenue Rd.
Stawicki, Andrew
7/16/1991