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Foster Parents to more than 60 children over the past 25 years, Robert and Ada Fairlie of North York hold the medallion and scroll presented to them last night at the annual meeting of the Metro Toronto Children's Aid Society.
Foster Parents to more than 60 children over the past 25 years, Robert and Ada Fairlie of North York hold the medallion and scroll presented to them last night at the annual meeting of the Metro Toronto Children's Aid Society.

Foster Parents to more than 60 children over the past 25 years, Robert and Ada Fairlie of North York hold the medallion and scroll presented to them last night at the annual meeting of the Metro Toronto Children's Aid Society.

Date3/20/1974
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127127F
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Louise and George Tunstead, foster parents to more than 80 children in the past two years, find themselves the centre of a controversy because they want to offer a permanent home to youngsters
3/31/1971
We never counted them, say Ambrose Nesbitt and his wife, Mary, so they don't know exactly how many foster children they have cared for in the past 25 years-but it is more than 50
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3/11/1971
We never counted them, say Ambrose Nesbitt and his wife, mary, so they don't know exactly how many foster children they have cared for in the past 25-year - but it is more than 50
We never counted them, say Ambrose Nesbitt and his wife, mary, so they don't know exactly how many foster children they have cared for in the past 25-year - but it is more than 50
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Couple honored: Bill Booker, centre, and wife Rene admire the award presented to them by Mel Finlay, right, executive director of the Metro Children's Aid Society.
Couple honored: Bill Booker, centre, and wife Rene admire the award presented to them by Mel Finlay, right, executive director of the Metro Children's Aid Society.
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Poster pals. Maple Leaf left-winger Stewart Gavin and Rahul Gupta, 8, check the Metro Children's Aid Society poster they appear on to help locate foster homes for ethnic youngsters
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A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
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Enjoying a laugh, Premier William Davis listens to Ernest Majury at Peel Children's Aid Society annual meeting which honored Majury, who is retiring a(...)
Enjoying a laugh, Premier William Davis listens to Ernest Majury at Peel Children's Aid Society annual meeting which honored Majury, who is retiring a(...)
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A good listener, child care worker Mary Ward of the Metro Children's Aid Society hears the problems of one of her charges, who needed to get them off chest. Hundreds of teens need help
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Downcast Preston Foster Mother Mrs. Arthur Trimbell wept today when she was told by Waterloo County Children's Aid Society that she could not adopt tw(...)
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Foster mother for more than 60 animals over a 30-year period, Mable Southam holds latest baby, a 3 1/2-month-old Chinese leopard. Named Cheung Chiname(...)
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Safety Advocate: Dr. Irv Feferman wants parents to take more responsibility for their children's safety.
Safety Advocate: Dr. Irv Feferman wants parents to take more responsibility for their children's safety.
4/20/1992
Frank Drea: Social services minister has recived a brief suggesting changes in the Children's Act to give parents more power
Frank Drea: Social services minister has recived a brief suggesting changes in the Children's Act to give parents more power
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