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Bruno Rubess: President of Volkswagen Canada Inc. says 32 of the 500 people it plans to employ in Barrie by 1984 will start work this year.
Bruno Rubess: President of Volkswagen Canada Inc. says 32 of the 500 people it plans to employ in Barrie by 1984 will start work this year.

Bruno Rubess: President of Volkswagen Canada Inc. says 32 of the 500 people it plans to employ in Barrie by 1984 will start work this year.

Date4/15/1982
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  • Bruno Rubess: President of Volkswagen Canada Inc. says 32 of the 500 people it plans to employ in Barrie by 1984 will start work this year.
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
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      Chip off the engine block: Bruno Rubess, president of Volkswagen of Canada Inc
      Chip off the engine block: Bruno Rubess, president of Volkswagen of Canada Inc
      Beaty, Keith
      2/1/1983
      Looking ahead: Bruno Rubess, president of Volkswagen Canada Ltd
      Looking ahead: Bruno Rubess, president of Volkswagen Canada Ltd
      Russell, Jim
      10/16/1981
      Darbyson: 500 jobs, By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, A clothing manufacturer says he may have to drop plans for a Toronto plant that would employ 500 workers because the province won't allow him to operate two shifts.
      Darbyson: 500 jobs, By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, A clothing manufacturer says he may have to drop plans for a Toronto plant that would employ 500 workers because the province won't allow him to operate two shifts.
      Slaughter, Mike
      4/17/1979
      Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
      Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
      McConnell, Colin
      3/23/1983
      Controversy surrounds, survival instructor Berndt Berglund's professional claims and a federal government department has shelved plans to employ him. He is seen working in swamp area near National Wilderness Survival school, which has received more than $74,000 in government grants since last November.
      Controversy surrounds, survival instructor Berndt Berglund's professional claims and a federal government department has shelved plans to employ him. He is seen working in swamp area near National Wilderness Survival school, which has received more than $74,000 in government grants since last November.
      Beaty, Keith
      8/9/1977
      Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
      Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
      Beaty, Keith
      3/29/1982
      Second french Canadian to head Canadian Life Insurance Association in its 84-year history is Marcellin Tremblay, President of Montreal-based insurance firm, Tremblay says he plans to stick with Quebec whether it seperates from Canada or not
      Second french Canadian to head Canadian Life Insurance Association in its 84-year history is Marcellin Tremblay, President of Montreal-based insurance firm, Tremblay says he plans to stick with Quebec whether it seperates from Canada or not
      Goode, Jeff
      5/25/1978
      Entrance to Volkswagen Canada's component plant, Barrie, Ontario
      Entrance to Volkswagen Canada's component plant, Barrie, Ontario
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1988-12
      VW revs up for Barrie plant, Canadian president says work begins this year
      VW revs up for Barrie plant, Canadian president says work begins this year
      Beaty, Keith
      4/15/1982
      Better than expected: Leonard Croft, president of Mattel Canada Inc., says video game and catridge sales this year will be much higher than the $200 million estimated for 1982.
      Better than expected: Leonard Croft, president of Mattel Canada Inc., says video game and catridge sales this year will be much higher than the $200 million estimated for 1982.
      Beaty, Keith
      1/17/1983
      Motors - Volkswagen - 1980 - 1984
      Motors - Volkswagen - 1980 - 1984
      Godfrey, Sharon
      8/26/1983
      With plans to be Metro chairman some day, 16-year-old Paul Faibish is at work in his office in the basement of his parents' home in North York. He's co-founder and vice-president of one of the borough's ratepayer groups.
      With plans to be Metro chairman some day, 16-year-old Paul Faibish is at work in his office in the basement of his parents' home in North York. He's co-founder and vice-president of one of the borough's ratepayer groups.
      Goode, Jeff
      4/9/1974