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Park the car. TTC chairman Mike Colle, left and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks board bus with Earth Week buttons to promote use of public transit
Park the car. TTC chairman Mike Colle, left and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks board bus with Earth Week buttons to promote use of public transit

Park the car. TTC chairman Mike Colle, left and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks board bus with Earth Week buttons to promote use of public transit

Date4/19/1993
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Original Toronto Star caption: Park the car. TTC chairman Mike Colle, left and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks board bus with Earth Week buttons to promote use of public transit.
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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_0039669F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
No money: Rails lie empty but main reason why grand transit ideas stay dreams is shortage of money, says Metro Chairman Alan Tonks
No money: Rails lie empty but main reason why grand transit ideas stay dreams is shortage of money, says Metro Chairman Alan Tonks
3/7/1978
Top-Level talk: Toronto Mayor June Rowlands and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks confer during Metro Council's debate yesterday on the rioting this week in downtown Toronto
Top-Level talk: Toronto Mayor June Rowlands and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks confer during Metro Council's debate yesterday on the rioting this week in downtown Toronto
5/6/1992
Well-known faces: Ex-premier Bill Davis, above, Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton and wife Brenda, left, and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, far left, attended the opening
Well-known faces: Ex-premier Bill Davis, above, Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton and wife Brenda, left, and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, far left, attended the opening
6/3/1989
Lung challenge: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, left, and mayoral candidate Jack Layton huff and puff at yesterday's Lung Association campaign launch
Lung challenge: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, left, and mayoral candidate Jack Layton huff and puff at yesterday's Lung Association campaign launch
11/7/1991
Grim faces: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks (left) and Councillor Brian Ashton leave talks with unionists Frank Savard and Andy Mele
Grim faces: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks (left) and Councillor Brian Ashton leave talks with unionists Frank Savard and Andy Mele
1/13/1992
Same aims, Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, left, and Premier Bob Rae, second from right, agreed yesterday on how to prod the economy but committed no money
Same aims, Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, left, and Premier Bob Rae, second from right, agreed yesterday on how to prod the economy but committed no money
2/21/1992
Grim faces: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks (left) and Councillor Brian Ashton leave talks with unionists Frank Savard and Andy Mele
Grim faces: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks (left) and Councillor Brian Ashton leave talks with unionists Frank Savard and Andy Mele
1/13/1992
Debt repaid: AGO vice-president Georgia Prassas hands over a cheque yesterday to Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, repaying a $1 million loan from Metro Council to help bring the Barnes Exhibit to town
Debt repaid: AGO vice-president Georgia Prassas hands over a cheque yesterday to Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, repaying a $1 million loan from Metro Council to help bring the Barnes Exhibit to town
2/13/1995
Final boost: Mayor-elect June Rowlands proclaims Tuesday Metro-Wide Casual Day yesterday along with Metro Chairman Alan Tonks and Mayor Art Eggleton
Final boost: Mayor-elect June Rowlands proclaims Tuesday Metro-Wide Casual Day yesterday along with Metro Chairman Alan Tonks and Mayor Art Eggleton
11/21/1991
Proponents angry: Metro Councillor Scott Cavaller, right, with Chairman Alan Tonks, rails at the province yesterday for killing the market value assessment plan.
Proponents angry: Metro Councillor Scott Cavaller, right, with Chairman Alan Tonks, rails at the province yesterday for killing the market value assessment plan.
12/8/1992
Alan Tonks: Metro chairman likes tax idea, but motorists are fuming
Alan Tonks: Metro chairman likes tax idea, but motorists are fuming
5/25/1990
Chains of office: Alan Tonks gets some help to begin another term as Metro chairman, while Toronto Mayor June Rowlands laughs with her seatmate
Chains of office: Alan Tonks gets some help to begin another term as Metro chairman, while Toronto Mayor June Rowlands laughs with her seatmate
12/6/1991