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Tools of trade: At an Elm Bank Community Centre press conference, Jennifer Phillips, left, and Bonnie Killam look at some of the knives and guns seized in drug sweep
Tools of trade: At an Elm Bank Community Centre press conference, Jennifer Phillips, left, and Bonnie Killam look at some of the knives and guns seized in drug sweep

Tools of trade: At an Elm Bank Community Centre press conference, Jennifer Phillips, left, and Bonnie Killam look at some of the knives and guns seized in drug sweep

Date2/6/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tools of trade: At an Elm Bank Community Centre press conference; Jennifer Phillips; left; and Bonnie Killam look at some of the knives and guns seized in drug sweep.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120218F
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