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reading to make himself accustomed to the industry. One of his classmates, Bill McCann, teamed up with
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in 1956. They had met after being introduced by McCann (who was dating
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After saving up money from his Esso service, Juravinski was employed by
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when he was sixteen. He then found employment in factories and as a mortar mixer for a bricklayer. He later ran an
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556:"Charles Juravinski: Honouring the life and legacy of a hometown champion of health research and health care"
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in 2000. However, the deal failed and they eventually sold
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