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Toronto's size is beginning to create problems, write Sarnia engineer David Bell, and one of the things we can do about it is to relocate in smaller c(...)
Toronto's size is beginning to create problems, write Sarnia engineer David Bell, and one of the things we can do about it is to relocate in smaller c(...)

Toronto's size is beginning to create problems, write Sarnia engineer David Bell, and one of the things we can do about it is to relocate in smaller c(...)

Date4/11/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto's size is beginning to create problems; write Sarnia engineer David Bell; and one of the things we can do about it is to relocate in smaller communities some of the industry that attracts people to the city. The Ontario government could lead the way. Mr. Bell suggests; by creating a new provincial capital city.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108852F
Downtown Toronto will change its way if a proposal made by city planners last night takes effect, They would create 30,000 housing units in the centra(...)
Downtown Toronto will change its way if a proposal made by city planners last night takes effect, They would create 30,000 housing units in the centra(...)
8/11/1975
Where metro plans to reclaim land from the lake, Metro will create 100 acres between Mimico Creek and Humber River
Where metro plans to reclaim land from the lake, Metro will create 100 acres between Mimico Creek and Humber River
5/3/1966
Ontario depends on Metro Toronto to subsidize the remainder of the population in the province, writes Mayor Philip White of York, and the city faces an urgent need for revenue sources
Ontario depends on Metro Toronto to subsidize the remainder of the population in the province, writes Mayor Philip White of York, and the city faces an urgent need for revenue sources
10/21/1969
Both Ontario and the Metro Planning Board envision Toronto as a city located on the lake and surrounded by rural greenbelt, writes Margaret Scrivener (...)
Both Ontario and the Metro Planning Board envision Toronto as a city located on the lake and surrounded by rural greenbelt, writes Margaret Scrivener (...)
10/21/1969
Huron-sussex area adjacent to the University of Toronto's main campus is the centre of a bitter controversy over whether U of T expansion will destroy(...)
Huron-sussex area adjacent to the University of Toronto's main campus is the centre of a bitter controversy over whether U of T expansion will destroy(...)
10/11/1974
The future of Toronto's core with its skyscrapers and distinctive city hall (centre) hinges on the fate of the city' downtown plan
The future of Toronto's core with its skyscrapers and distinctive city hall (centre) hinges on the fate of the city' downtown plan
1/8/1979
Toronto Downtown 1929. Aerial view, looking north from about the foot of Bay Street
Toronto Downtown 1929. Aerial view, looking north from about the foot of Bay Street
1929?
In the city of Toronto, about 60 per cent of the local property tax revenue comes form industry and commerce, leaving homeowners with less than half the bill to pay at the present time
In the city of Toronto, about 60 per cent of the local property tax revenue comes form industry and commerce, leaving homeowners with less than half the bill to pay at the present time
3/24/1975
Downtown is a big parking lot, On a clear day downtown, all you can see are cars-or parking lots
Downtown is a big parking lot, On a clear day downtown, all you can see are cars-or parking lots
9/10/1969
Park has 100 acres to lure you, Soaring high over the 100-acre Humber Bay park you can see the sprawling marina where 500 power-boats and sailboats drift lazily out to Lake Ontario
Park has 100 acres to lure you, Soaring high over the 100-acre Humber Bay park you can see the sprawling marina where 500 power-boats and sailboats drift lazily out to Lake Ontario
5/6/1981
One of most important changes for Toronto, seen here from the top of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, came on Jan
One of most important changes for Toronto, seen here from the top of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, came on Jan
9/22/1967
Hamilton has always had one of finest of Great Lake harbors
Hamilton has always had one of finest of Great Lake harbors
5/7/1954