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Shovelling out: With a little help from son Brian, 3, Malcolm Watts of Alliston clears his driveway today after an overnight 30-centimetre snowfall
Shovelling out: With a little help from son Brian, 3, Malcolm Watts of Alliston clears his driveway today after an overnight 30-centimetre snowfall

Shovelling out: With a little help from son Brian, 3, Malcolm Watts of Alliston clears his driveway today after an overnight 30-centimetre snowfall

Date10/12/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shovelling out: With a little help from son Brian; 3; Malcolm Watts of Alliston clears his driveway today after an overnight 30-centimetre snowfall.
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