Category: Toronto

In memory of Buzz Hargrove

June 16, 2025

In memory of the late  Basil “Buzz” Hargrove (1944-2025) , president of the Canadian Autoworkers Union from 1998 to 2008,  who on August 23, 2005, took time out from CAW negotiations with Ford to express solidarity with the locked out CBC employees.   CBC News story Labour giant, former Canadian Auto Workers head Buzz Hargrove […]

The Toronto Red Rocket retires

December 29, 2019

Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, was the last day of service for the Toronto “red rocket” CLRV streetcars that have been in service for 40 years. So I decided to look through my files for some memorable photographs of the iconic streetcars.