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This job's snow fun, Orillia car lot employee Mike Bennett Donaldson got swept up in his work yesterday trying to clear away the 25 centimetres (10 inches) of snow that fell overnight
This job's snow fun, Orillia car lot employee Mike Bennett Donaldson got swept up in his work yesterday trying to clear away the 25 centimetres (10 inches) of snow that fell overnight

This job's snow fun, Orillia car lot employee Mike Bennett Donaldson got swept up in his work yesterday trying to clear away the 25 centimetres (10 inches) of snow that fell overnight

Date12/9/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: This job's snow fun; Orillia car lot employee Mike Bennett Donaldson got swept up in his work yesterday trying to clear away the 25 centimetres (10 inches) of snow that fell overnight.
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