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Filling up: Myron Mech of Oshawa collects Chalk Lake spring water for his wife who is allergic to chemicals in tap water
Filling up: Myron Mech of Oshawa collects Chalk Lake spring water for his wife who is allergic to chemicals in tap water

Filling up: Myron Mech of Oshawa collects Chalk Lake spring water for his wife who is allergic to chemicals in tap water

Date5/3/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Filling up: Myron Mech of Oshawa collects Chalk Lake spring water for his wife who is allergic to chemicals in tap water.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019526F
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