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A small bulldozer moves earth from the basement of a small house, next to a woodlot.
Radioactive fill, 12,000 cubic yards of it, is being hauled away from Ivan Lewis' property in Port Hope as a bulldozer replaces it with clean earth. L(...)
A small bulldozer moves earth from the basement of a small house, next to a woodlot.

Radioactive fill, 12,000 cubic yards of it, is being hauled away from Ivan Lewis' property in Port Hope as a bulldozer replaces it with clean earth. L(...)

Date18 December 1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Radioactive fill, 12,000 cubic yards of it, is being hauled away from Ivan Lewis' property in Port Hope as a bulldozer replaces it with clean earth. Lewis' backyard was filled with earth from a dump used by Eldorado Nuclear Ltd.; the same fill was used on the site of St. Mary's Separate School, which was closed last week. Health Minister Frank Miller says readings inside the school of radon gas were as much as 12 times the accepted safe level.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012545F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Port Hope
County:Northumberland (Ont. : County)
Province or state:Ontario
Radioactive fill under St. Mary's Separate School in Port Hope will be removed, at a cost of $125,000, according to Peter Roach, director of education(...)
Radioactive fill under St. Mary's Separate School in Port Hope will be removed, at a cost of $125,000, according to Peter Roach, director of education(...)
1/7/1976
Every house in port hope is being tested for radiation contamination by crews from the federal Atomic Energy Control Board and provincial health minis(...)
Every house in port hope is being tested for radiation contamination by crews from the federal Atomic Energy Control Board and provincial health minis(...)
4/5/1976
Good riddance: John Veldhuis of Port Granby, near Port Hope, would be glad to see nuclear waste go elsewhere
Good riddance: John Veldhuis of Port Granby, near Port Hope, would be glad to see nuclear waste go elsewhere
7/21/1988
Blessing or curse? Eldorado Nuclear plant in Port Hope has given the town polluted air and soil but it has also provided employment. The company's pro(...)
Blessing or curse? Eldorado Nuclear plant in Port Hope has given the town polluted air and soil but it has also provided employment. The company's pro(...)
2/21/1975
6. Eric Draper in foreground and Gerald Gibson taking readings around house on Yonge St. in Port Hope
6. Eric Draper in foreground and Gerald Gibson taking readings around house on Yonge St. in Port Hope
4/5/1976
1. Stuart Morley is checking the bedroom of Tony Pearson 13 on 57 Young in Port Hope for radiation
1. Stuart Morley is checking the bedroom of Tony Pearson 13 on 57 Young in Port Hope for radiation
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Cows graze near nuclear dump at Port Hope, Eventually Canada will have to move such waste matter - and other nuclear material. Transporting it will po(...)
Cows graze near nuclear dump at Port Hope, Eventually Canada will have to move such waste matter - and other nuclear material. Transporting it will po(...)
7/31/1975
High levels of radon gas, which has been linked to cancer, have been found in the Port Hope home of Gail and Charles Bonathan, sitting in their kitche(...)
High levels of radon gas, which has been linked to cancer, have been found in the Port Hope home of Gail and Charles Bonathan, sitting in their kitche(...)
1/30/1976
A technician checks the outside of a truck in Port Hope, Ont
A technician checks the outside of a truck in Port Hope, Ont
6/2/1976
Hot property
Hot property
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Farmer Bud Elliott (right), whose land borders the nuclear dump used by a refining firm at Port Granby, gets help from David Imlach in setting a fence(...)
Farmer Bud Elliott (right), whose land borders the nuclear dump used by a refining firm at Port Granby, gets help from David Imlach in setting a fence(...)
7/31/1975
Running it up the pole, Jose Ledo of the city of Toronto property department replaces an Ontario flag along Bay St
Running it up the pole, Jose Ledo of the city of Toronto property department replaces an Ontario flag along Bay St
5/9/1991