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Wild and wonderful, wacky and wet, Wringing wet from a involuntary bath in the fountain and waterfall in Mel Lastman Square, a group of Grade 12 stude(...)
Wild and wonderful, wacky and wet, Wringing wet from a involuntary bath in the fountain and waterfall in Mel Lastman Square, a group of Grade 12 stude(...)

Wild and wonderful, wacky and wet, Wringing wet from a involuntary bath in the fountain and waterfall in Mel Lastman Square, a group of Grade 12 stude(...)

Date5/30/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Wild and wonderful; wacky and wet; Wringing wet from a involuntary bath in the fountain and waterfall in Mel Lastman Square; a group of Grade 12 students from Claude Watson School for the Arts frolicked in the mid-day sun at Mel Lastman Square recently. North York?s answer to Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto won?t officially open until June 16; but already it is becoming a people-place. For an update on opening activities.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107002F
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