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Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background
Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background

Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background

Date5/24/1990
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129844F
Two Etobicoke ratepayers are trying have two Etobicoke trustees removed from the Board of Education because of an alleged conflict of interest. C. W. Cooper and D. R. Meeson have filed the charges against John Parker, chairman of the board, and trustee S. Ted White and are seeking a hearing before a York County judge. [Incomplete]
Two Etobicoke ratepayers are trying have two Etobicoke trustees removed from the Board of Education because of an alleged conflict of interest. C. W. Cooper and D. R. Meeson have filed the charges against John Parker, chairman of the board, and trustee S. Ted White and are seeking a hearing before a York County judge. [Incomplete]
4/28/1968
Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
10/7/1971
Chairman Hugh Miller (right) addresses North Pickering ratepayers who gathered in a house in Brougham last night to protest building a new airport and(...)
Chairman Hugh Miller (right) addresses North Pickering ratepayers who gathered in a house in Brougham last night to protest building a new airport and(...)
3/3/1972
Street protest: ratepayers' Association members picket yesterday in front of Candy's, an after-hours bar in the Thistletown plaza
Street protest: ratepayers' Association members picket yesterday in front of Candy's, an after-hours bar in the Thistletown plaza
11/9/1991
If you can't beat 'em: Colin Creasey, left, president of the Federation of Ratepayers of Markham, and FORM member Ronald Keeble will be seeking election as councillors in November. We need a social conscience on council, Creasey says.
If you can't beat 'em: Colin Creasey, left, president of the Federation of Ratepayers of Markham, and FORM member Ronald Keeble will be seeking election as councillors in November. We need a social conscience on council, Creasey says.
7/8/1988
Display designer Clive Deverath pours a cool drink in his downtown Toronto high rise. His apartment mixes moods, periods, as seen in these pottery figures of African musicians in foreground and Italian decor in background.
Display designer Clive Deverath pours a cool drink in his downtown Toronto high rise. His apartment mixes moods, periods, as seen in these pottery figures of African musicians in foreground and Italian decor in background.
6/29/1971
Millionaire at 30, Lorne Leibel set up his own company, Canada Homes, three years ago, building low-cost, high-volume housing
Millionaire at 30, Lorne Leibel set up his own company, Canada Homes, three years ago, building low-cost, high-volume housing
8/27/1980
Taxpayer sounds off. R. J. Doherty, acting head of the Ward 3 ratepayers association, gives East York mayor True Davidson a piece of his mind after 25(...)
Taxpayer sounds off. R. J. Doherty, acting head of the Ward 3 ratepayers association, gives East York mayor True Davidson a piece of his mind after 25(...)
8/27/1969
A hand-carved Griffin was made by Bill Johnson (right), president of the Nassagaweya Area Ratepayers' Association, and presented to Ombudsman Arthur M(...)
A hand-carved Griffin was made by Bill Johnson (right), president of the Nassagaweya Area Ratepayers' Association, and presented to Ombudsman Arthur M(...)
12/2/1975
Michael Colle, interim chairman of a ratepayers group being organized in Central Park. Bramalea, Ontario
Michael Colle, interim chairman of a ratepayers group being organized in Central Park. Bramalea, Ontario
7/24/1974
Taking action: John Ayre and other tenants in three low-rise buildings west of High Park are buying the apartments and converting them into co-operatives to get the places fixed up
Taking action: John Ayre and other tenants in three low-rise buildings west of High Park are buying the apartments and converting them into co-operatives to get the places fixed up
5/21/1980
Changing face: Upcoming projects such as this one, at left, which will replace low-rise apartment buildings with a condominium complex twice the height, may change the area shown in map
Changing face: Upcoming projects such as this one, at left, which will replace low-rise apartment buildings with a condominium complex twice the height, may change the area shown in map
10/29/1986