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Alderman Fred Beavis, the chairman of Metro Parks committee, tests a sandbag dike on Ward's Island today during a tour by his committee and others to (...)
Alderman Fred Beavis, the chairman of Metro Parks committee, tests a sandbag dike on Ward's Island today during a tour by his committee and others to (...)

Alderman Fred Beavis, the chairman of Metro Parks committee, tests a sandbag dike on Ward's Island today during a tour by his committee and others to (...)

Date4/19/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Alderman Fred Beavis; the chairman of Metro Parks committee; tests a sandbag dike on Ward's Island today during a tour by his committee and others to assess damage on the Toronto islands caused by high water; Parks Commissioner Tom Thompson looks on from atop the dike. The visitors found water flowing over docking areas and saw ducks and geese swimming in ponds on some of the roadways.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113945F