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Image shows a few policemen in the boat with other ships in the background.
Harbor police clear the way. Patrol officers Bruce Hales and Mike McLafferty of the Harbor Police take a 40-foot all-weather lifeboat with a one-ton (...)
Image shows a few policemen in the boat with other ships in the background.

Harbor police clear the way. Patrol officers Bruce Hales and Mike McLafferty of the Harbor Police take a 40-foot all-weather lifeboat with a one-ton (...)

Date2/20/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Harbor police clear the way. Patrol officers Bruce Hales and Mike McLafferty of the Harbor Police take a 40-foot all-weather lifeboat with a one-ton keel out into their slip yesterday to push away chunks of ice that might delay getting out into the harbor on a rescue. A heavy tug and fireboat William Lyon Mackenzie break through the ice when it's necessary; police describe the slip-clearing as the equivalent of shovelling the snow off the walk.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112776F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Harbour
Province or state:Ontario
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