Digital Archive

A fighter

Order Reproduction

A fighter

Date6/17/1986

Names

Bull, Ron (photographer)

Duffy, Al (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: A fighter: Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy, though soft-spoken, drives a hard bargain. His fierce politicking has landed the town many industrial projects, but he's stinging about a recent land battle he lost. For that, he blames Toronto's parochial attitude.

Subject

Politics and government

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0044797F

Country:Canada

Province or state:Ontario

Discover More

Bad news: Former Richmond Hill mayor Al Duffy and campaign manager Linda Christie learn their comeback bid flopped

Bad news: Former Richmond Hill mayor Al Duffy and campaign manager Linda Christie learn their comeback bid flopped

11/12/1991

Proud politician

Proud politician

10/26/1988

Waiting game: Former Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy Waits for TV news yesterday on his bid to regain the job he lost to Bill Bell in 1988

Waiting game: Former Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy Waits for TV news yesterday on his bid to regain the job he lost to Bill Bell in 1988

11/12/1991

2/20/1982

Mayor flexes for fitness. Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy is flexing his muscle with Peter Armstrong, a Mediacom billboard company executive, measuring. (...)

Mayor flexes for fitness. Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy is flexing his muscle with Peter Armstrong, a Mediacom billboard company executive, measuring. (...)

5/17/1985

He's set: Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy gets into a sprinter's start position last night to show he's ready to run with his scheme to have the 1992 Olympics held in his town

He's set: Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy gets into a sprinter's start position last night to show he's ready to run with his scheme to have the 1992 Olympics held in his town

11/2/1983

5/19/1986

12/19/1983

Drawing a blank: Ontario political figures, from left, Hershell Ezrin, Bernard Grandmaitre, Al Duffy and Alvin Curling say they never knew of a 1986 letter from Patricia Starr

Drawing a blank: Ontario political figures, from left, Hershell Ezrin, Bernard Grandmaitre, Al Duffy and Alvin Curling say they never knew of a 1986 letter from Patricia Starr

11/14/1988

6/21/1988

Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy and Wife Eleanor

Richmond Hill Mayor Al Duffy and Wife Eleanor

11/14/1988

New town: Former Richmond Hill mayor Al Duffy is one of the planners proposing a mammoth housing and industrial development in York Region

New town: Former Richmond Hill mayor Al Duffy is one of the planners proposing a mammoth housing and industrial development in York Region

6/25/1991