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Asbestos protest: Students are scared the dust stirred up by the $10-million construction project at Central Peel Secondary School contains harmful asbestos particles
Asbestos protest: Students are scared the dust stirred up by the $10-million construction project at Central Peel Secondary School contains harmful asbestos particles

Asbestos protest: Students are scared the dust stirred up by the $10-million construction project at Central Peel Secondary School contains harmful asbestos particles

Date5/4/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Asbestos protest: Students are scared the dust stirred up by the $10-million construction project at Central Peel Secondary School contains harmful asbestos particles.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012060F
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