Kids at work
There were more unskilled jobs in the past, and kids were often pulled in to fill them.
Cleaning cattle stalls
Farm work could be dirty – and that sometimes affected your social life.
Falling through the floor
Working on a construction site could provide good pay for a student, but there were dangers.
Michael, Oakville
Working in tobacco
Growing up in southwestern Ontario, working on tobacco farms could be a lucrative job for student workers.
Jeff, Oakville
Just crawl into that kiln
There were many ways kids could earn money on a tobacco farm, but they weren't all pleasant – like, for example, crawling into the hot kiln to retrieve dropped tobacco leaves.
Monica, Oakville
Riding accident
A teenage girl's dream job at a racing stable turns dangerous.
Heather, Oakville