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Harbord Collegiate was shut down for the day and 1,100 students sent home over fears of asbestos contamination after Metro MPP Ed Ziemba, left, found (...)
Harbord Collegiate was shut down for the day and 1,100 students sent home over fears of asbestos contamination after Metro MPP Ed Ziemba, left, found (...)

Harbord Collegiate was shut down for the day and 1,100 students sent home over fears of asbestos contamination after Metro MPP Ed Ziemba, left, found (...)

Date3/31/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Harbord Collegiate was shut down for the day and 1,100 students sent home over fears of asbestos contamination after Metro MPP Ed Ziemba, left, found rolls of the insulating material on air ducts in the school. Toronto Board of Education clerk Art Douglas accompanied Ziemba during his investigation. Asbestos has been linked to lung cancer.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0090654F
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