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264 of the 1,200 acres on the Downsview Canadian Forces Base will be released for development, and up to 15,000 people could be living there within fi(...)
264 of the 1,200 acres on the Downsview Canadian Forces Base will be released for development, and up to 15,000 people could be living there within fi(...)

264 of the 1,200 acres on the Downsview Canadian Forces Base will be released for development, and up to 15,000 people could be living there within fi(...)

Date2/15/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: 264 of the 1,200 acres on the Downsview Canadian Forces Base will be released for development, and up to 15,000 people could be living there within five years, Defence Minister Barney Danson said yesterday. He points to area at a news conference in North York. He said federal government eventually wants to release 600-odd acres for development, but this will not be done in near future, he added.
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Joining forces
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Shirley Crombie, wife of Mayor David Crombie, sits in the room setting at the Canadian National Exhibition's Better Living Centre which was decorated (...)
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