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David Estrin: Lawyer fighting plan to move radioactive soil to Reesor Rd. area.
David Estrin: Lawyer fighting plan to move radioactive soil to Reesor Rd. area.

David Estrin: Lawyer fighting plan to move radioactive soil to Reesor Rd. area.

Date10/1/1984
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127075F
George Heishington, the McClure Crescent resident who screamed the loudest for six years over the discovery of radioactive soil in his backyard, is moving out
George Heishington, the McClure Crescent resident who screamed the loudest for six years over the discovery of radioactive soil in his backyard, is moving out
10/29/1986
Conservation battle: Whitby naturalists, like Dave Ruch, above, are fighting a plan to build a gold course on the Lynde Shores Conservation Area.
Conservation battle: Whitby naturalists, like Dave Ruch, above, are fighting a plan to build a gold course on the Lynde Shores Conservation Area.
7/30/1986
Light cost: Paul Reesor of Scarborough Public Utilities shows off high efficiency 15 watt compact flourescent bulb (left) and 60 watt incandescent bulb
Light cost: Paul Reesor of Scarborough Public Utilities shows off high efficiency 15 watt compact flourescent bulb (left) and 60 watt incandescent bulb
2/14/1991
Woodlot Stands: Celebrating the preservation of a Scarborough woodlot are MPP Ron Cousens (left), owner Russell Reesor, and Markham Councillor Ken Dunphy
Woodlot Stands: Celebrating the preservation of a Scarborough woodlot are MPP Ron Cousens (left), owner Russell Reesor, and Markham Councillor Ken Dunphy
1/17/1991
Discussing 100 radioactive sites found near Port Hope, Mayor Cyril Hewson (right) talks with Health Minister Frank Miller
Discussing 100 radioactive sites found near Port Hope, Mayor Cyril Hewson (right) talks with Health Minister Frank Miller
1/21/1976
Fighting back: Lawyer John Gorman, right, examines a cheque from an anonymous donor - the first donation in a battle he's organizing against farm foreclosures
Fighting back: Lawyer John Gorman, right, examines a cheque from an anonymous donor - the first donation in a battle he's organizing against farm foreclosures
1/2/1982
Backyard visit: John Langcaster's children - Jennifer and Christopher - aren't allowed to play in the backyard since radioactive soil was discovered around their McClure Cres
Backyard visit: John Langcaster's children - Jennifer and Christopher - aren't allowed to play in the backyard since radioactive soil was discovered around their McClure Cres
approximately 1985
Radioactive Contaminated Soil
Radioactive Contaminated Soil
7/11/1995
David Bodrug's firm designs and plans office interiors and it carried out the first major 'office landscape' project in Canada. Open office areas with movable partitions are common today. Firm has branches in Ottawa and New York.
David Bodrug's firm designs and plans office interiors and it carried out the first major 'office landscape' project in Canada. Open office areas with movable partitions are common today. Firm has branches in Ottawa and New York.
2/23/1977
On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica
On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica
11/3/1989
Toronto lawyer Aivin Rosenberg: He wants to mount a $700 million campaign to build a 61-mile canal from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea -- a move that could let the Garden of Eden bloom again
Toronto lawyer Aivin Rosenberg: He wants to mount a $700 million campaign to build a 61-mile canal from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea -- a move that could let the Garden of Eden bloom again
8/25/1980
On the move: Student Joe Costa, 18, bones up on a course during his 45-minute bus trip to and from Bloor Collegiate every school day from the Dufferin-Wilson area. The quality of education of Bloor makes the travelling worthwhilek, he says. I'd rather not go to a technical school.
On the move: Student Joe Costa, 18, bones up on a course during his 45-minute bus trip to and from Bloor Collegiate every school day from the Dufferin-Wilson area. The quality of education of Bloor makes the travelling worthwhilek, he says. I'd rather not go to a technical school.
1/23/1986