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A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'
A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'

A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'

Date6/20/1984
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David Skoyles. Beard keeps line with kids
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Culture Minister Lily Munro and Attorney-General Ian Scott join youngsters in a dance after announcing a $241,488 grant for the Cabbagetown Community (...)
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Cabbagetown is changing, and so is Dixon Hall, the community centre on Sumach St
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Dental records: Dr. David Burman, a 46-year old Toronto dentist, shows his computerized barter statement. Trading keeps business in the community, he says
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Mini-gallery: Bill Boyle, director of the Art Gallery at Harbourfront, stands in the second-floor, art-filled hallway that connects the front and back sections of his Cabbagetown house
Mini-gallery: Bill Boyle, director of the Art Gallery at Harbourfront, stands in the second-floor, art-filled hallway that connects the front and back sections of his Cabbagetown house
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A reward for the Pied Piper. Canada's Pied Piper, trumpeter Bobby Gimby, joined children of Etobicoke's St. Elizabeth Separate School yesterday for 40(...)
A reward for the Pied Piper. Canada's Pied Piper, trumpeter Bobby Gimby, joined children of Etobicoke's St. Elizabeth Separate School yesterday for 40(...)
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Harbourfront adventure playground keeps kids happy
Harbourfront adventure playground keeps kids happy
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