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Residents of Riverdale, the area south of the Danforth on both sides of the Don River, dump their garbage in Nathan Phillips Square in a move to press(...)
Residents of Riverdale, the area south of the Danforth on both sides of the Don River, dump their garbage in Nathan Phillips Square in a move to press(...)

Residents of Riverdale, the area south of the Danforth on both sides of the Don River, dump their garbage in Nathan Phillips Square in a move to press(...)

Date5/7/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Residents of Riverdale; the area south of the Danforth on both sides of the Don River; dump their garbage in Nathan Phillips Square in a move to pressure Toronto to get litter out of their parks where; they say; it's a health hazard to children. About 45 persons created the emergency dump in front of City Hall yesterday; a dozen brought a few more bags today. Connie Leslie; one of the protesters; said people from the suburbs dumped in Riverdale parks.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016883F
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