At a speed that shocks the cautious Scots, this transplanted Canadian has revitalized their shaky national newspaper, taken charge of commercial television and become as well known as Johnnie Walker
THOMSON MOVES FAST
His radio-newspaper holdings stretch from Timmins to Jamaica . and if he knew Attlee better he d probably try to buy the BBC August 1 1946 BRUCE McLEOD
THOMSON MOVES FAST
BRUCE McLEOD
WHEN it comes to pulling rabbits out of a silk hat, Blackstone may be quite a guy. But that’s just kid stuff for 51-year-old Roy Herbert Thomson, a fast-talking Torontonian who traded mumbo jumbo for supersalesmanship, a magic wand for a fountain pen and proceeded to pull hundreds of thousands of dollars literally out of thin air.
Until a few years ago, when he streamlined his five-feet ten from a lumpy 250 pounds to a cosy 185, this magician of big business deals was built somewhat along the lines of a Bartlett pear. In those days, as he squinted with nearsighted eyes from behind thick lenses or tugged with nervous fingers at a tight collar, Thomson looked no more impressive than the average businessman who hopes his customers will
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City council dealt with a number of planning department-related issues during its April 27 meeting, including the sale of a parcel of land at 84 Bruce Ave. in South Porcupine.
The property in question, the former site of the Central Tavern, was declared surplus to the needs of the municipality by council back in February.
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“It went through the declaration of surplus lands and public tender process,” said Cindy Welsh, the city’s manager of Planning.