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Memories: Abitibi Ave. residents Donald and Dorrie Copeland recall when coal was delivered by horse-drawn sleigh in North York some forty years ago. A winter's supply cost about $80.
Memories: Abitibi Ave. residents Donald and Dorrie Copeland recall when coal was delivered by horse-drawn sleigh in North York some forty years ago. A winter's supply cost about $80.

Memories: Abitibi Ave. residents Donald and Dorrie Copeland recall when coal was delivered by horse-drawn sleigh in North York some forty years ago. A winter's supply cost about $80.

Date6/4/1985
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