C a n a d a ~ Fine-art photography by Boris Spremo

In 2013, Boris Spremo
was awarded
the Knight
of the Urban Book Circle
of which
he is an honourable member.

The Knight
of the Urban Book Circle
is awarded annually
by the Urban Book Circle
to writers and artists
for their life achievement.

Boris Spremo, CM, MPA,
renowned
Canadian photojournalist
and
Djuradj Vujcic,
Canadian journalist, editor-in-chief of the Urban Book Circle

Photograph
by Prvoslav Vujcic, MFA
~ May 12, 2009 ~
All rights reserved 2009.
Copyright © Prvoslav Vujcic

C  a  n  a  d  a

by Boris Spremo

March 17, 1984.

In an emotional outpouring of joy that even heavy rain could not dampen, Toronto fans went wild at the return home of Team Canada after winning the Summit Series in 1972. Here, as they festoon themselves along the concrete arcs over City Hall pool in Nathan Phillips Square, they cheered themselves hoarse for their hockey heroes, who beat Soviet national team by four games to three after a disastrous start to the eight-game series that made many experts fear possible defeat and humiliation.

Alice Cooper at Varsity Stadium September 2, 1972.

Johnny Bower. September 11, 1968.

Harold Ballard on ice, March 29, 1984.

During his first term as Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau draws a crowd as he approaches Toronto City Hall for a rally.

George Chuvalo. Spremo and the Champ were quite close. Boris even gave the heaveyweight some lessons.

CN Tower

CN Tower

John Lennon and Yoko Ono at Press Conference at the Ontario Science Centre. December 17, 1969.

Expo 67 Montreal.

Alfred Hitchcock. July 9, 1970.

Robbie Robertson, December 3, 1987.

The young Princess of Wales was charming and glamorous at a state dinner in Halifax hosted by the Prime Minister. She and Prince Charles were making their first official visit as a couple in 1983.

Margaret Trudeau balances trays of sandwiches as she hops a fence, April 12, 1977. She was staying at her sister's house in Winchester, a suburb of Boston.

George Chuvalo fights Muhammad Ali at Maple Leaf Gardens.

CN Tower construction with the Flatiron in the foreground.

CN Tower

Photographs:
Boris Spremo

All rights reserved 2013.
Copyright © Boris Spremo

Sir John A. Macdonald monument in Queen's Park.

Boris loved to get the high angle, construction of the Toronto Dominion Centre.

Boris Spremo's NNA award winning picture of John Diefenbaker in Barbados. Diefenbaker is pictured in silhouette reading in a lounge chair during this period when he was writing his memoirs.

Pierre Trudeau hams it up with media on an airplane.

Pierre Trudeau in his office.

Pierre Trudeau plays frisbee.

Terry Fox

Mel Lastman debates at Metro Council, March 29, 1988.

Perched 440 meters above Toronto and 9 meters out from the growing CN Tower iron worker Larry Porter pulls at the hook of giant crane as he installs the outriggers that will be used to lift the restaurant.

CN Tower

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Edited by Sarah Riordan, art program editor of the UBC

Published by Urban Book Circle on November 1, 2013
Urban Book Circle® (UBC)