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It's light-up time. Gary Lehman, head of Electrical Contractors of Toronto, left, and Mayor Art Eggleton pull huge switch to turn on Christmas lights at Nathan Phillips Square last night
It's light-up time. Gary Lehman, head of Electrical Contractors of Toronto, left, and Mayor Art Eggleton pull huge switch to turn on Christmas lights at Nathan Phillips Square last night

It's light-up time. Gary Lehman, head of Electrical Contractors of Toronto, left, and Mayor Art Eggleton pull huge switch to turn on Christmas lights at Nathan Phillips Square last night

Date11/25/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's light-up time. Gary Lehman; head of Electrical Contractors of Toronto; left; and Mayor Art Eggleton pull huge switch to turn on Christmas lights at Nathan Phillips Square last night.
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