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Loves his job: North Park Secondary School principal Bill Springle holds a special card congratulating him for never missing a day in 27 years on the job
Loves his job: North Park Secondary School principal Bill Springle holds a special card congratulating him for never missing a day in 27 years on the job

Loves his job: North Park Secondary School principal Bill Springle holds a special card congratulating him for never missing a day in 27 years on the job

Date6/27/1989
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  • Loves his job: North Park Secondary School principal Bill Springle holds a special card congratulating him for never missing a day in 27 years on the job
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134269F
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      Back to the past: Retiring school principal Bill Springle looks back when it all began 33 years ago today when a Star photographer snapped the picture of him and his sister
      Back to the past: Retiring school principal Bill Springle looks back when it all began 33 years ago today when a Star photographer snapped the picture of him and his sister
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      A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
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