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Bill Closs: OPP superintendent says somehow 401 motorists have to slow down
Bill Closs: OPP superintendent says somehow 401 motorists have to slow down

Bill Closs: OPP superintendent says somehow 401 motorists have to slow down

Date8/16/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bill Closs: OPP superintendent says somehow 401 motorists have to slow down.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0027465F
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9/7/1973
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1/27/1971
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Tractor rally: Scarborough farmers driving tractors slow motorists' progress on Beare Rd
5/20/1988
Police minicar helps save lives, The Ontario Provincial Police won't nab any speeding motorists in this cruiser
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9/30/1977
It's a sight to make a motorist's blood run cold as Constable Greg Brind alms a radar gun to check the speed of traffic
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12/3/1987
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
6/1/1977
Highway heroes: OPP Constables Dan Jesty, left, and Mike Doucette helped revive a driver who suffered an apparent heart attack on the 401 yesterday
Highway heroes: OPP Constables Dan Jesty, left, and Mike Doucette helped revive a driver who suffered an apparent heart attack on the 401 yesterday
11/20/1990
Above, from left, OPP Constables Hugh Croney, Cam Woolley, Andy Gibaut (shown talking to a driver) and Steve Robertson patrol the 401
Above, from left, OPP Constables Hugh Croney, Cam Woolley, Andy Gibaut (shown talking to a driver) and Steve Robertson patrol the 401
10/21/1990
Above, from left, OPP Constables Hugh Croney, Cam Woolley, Andy Gibaut (shown talking to a driver) and Steve Robertson patrol the 401
Above, from left, OPP Constables Hugh Croney, Cam Woolley, Andy Gibaut (shown talking to a driver) and Steve Robertson patrol the 401
10/21/1990
Evidence seized: OPP Superintendent Wib Craig looks over some of the evidence, including cocaine, gathered by police during two weekend raids in Metro
Evidence seized: OPP Superintendent Wib Craig looks over some of the evidence, including cocaine, gathered by police during two weekend raids in Metro
2/1/1988
OPP Superintendent Wib Craig heads undercover drug squad
OPP Superintendent Wib Craig heads undercover drug squad
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Absentminded motorists who can't remember where they parked their cars in the underground lot beneath Nathan Phillips Square will have the use of this(...)
Absentminded motorists who can't remember where they parked their cars in the underground lot beneath Nathan Phillips Square will have the use of this(...)
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