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Word of warning: Protest is urged against proposed emergency planning bylaw, by reader Roger Obata
Word of warning: Protest is urged against proposed emergency planning bylaw, by reader Roger Obata

Word of warning: Protest is urged against proposed emergency planning bylaw, by reader Roger Obata

Date2/8/1980
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Too vague: That's what John Richardson, owner of Different Drummer Books in Burlington, says of proposed erotic-book bylaw.
Too vague: That's what John Richardson, owner of Different Drummer Books in Burlington, says of proposed erotic-book bylaw.
4/28/1982
Outside. Lineman Norm Olan was planning to have a quiet dinner Sunday. But an 'emergency' telephone call abruptly changed his plans. Instead he spent the next 23 hours shinning up and down icy power lines in freezing rain. It didn't take Olan long to see that the so called emergency was, in fact, a disaster.
Outside. Lineman Norm Olan was planning to have a quiet dinner Sunday. But an 'emergency' telephone call abruptly changed his plans. Instead he spent the next 23 hours shinning up and down icy power lines in freezing rain. It didn't take Olan long to see that the so called emergency was, in fact, a disaster.
1/18/1968
Canine companions: There are many irresponsible people using - or misusing - parks, says Craig Nicholson, and bylaw against dogs is over-reacting.
Canine companions: There are many irresponsible people using - or misusing - parks, says Craig Nicholson, and bylaw against dogs is over-reacting.
7/29/1981
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
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Unwelcome surprise: Reader Arthur Forer holds jug of milk with the word gas marked on it
Unwelcome surprise: Reader Arthur Forer holds jug of milk with the word gas marked on it
2/9/1981
Snarly protest: Animal trainer Mike Klingbell takes exception to a proposed North York ban on exotic animals and, to prove they can be tamed, he brought a 150-pound cougar to the legislation committe
Snarly protest: Animal trainer Mike Klingbell takes exception to a proposed North York ban on exotic animals and, to prove they can be tamed, he brought a 150-pound cougar to the legislation committe
3/11/1981
Two sides: The disabled are becoming more visible, Protest, above, was aimed at proposed cuts to Wheel-Trans.
Two sides: The disabled are becoming more visible, Protest, above, was aimed at proposed cuts to Wheel-Trans.
4/1/1992
Mattress factory at 41 Spruce St. in Cabbagetown will become $65,000 townhouses. Patrick Comerford studies the plans for the 16 units which have been exempted from the 24-foot height bylaw in the area. Comerford and architect Ferdinand Wagner planned the $900,000 project.
Mattress factory at 41 Spruce St. in Cabbagetown will become $65,000 townhouses. Patrick Comerford studies the plans for the 16 units which have been exempted from the 24-foot height bylaw in the area. Comerford and architect Ferdinand Wagner planned the $900,000 project.
2/14/1974
Ezio D'Aprile: Restaurant owner says bylaw not needed in places with electronic filters.
Ezio D'Aprile: Restaurant owner says bylaw not needed in places with electronic filters.
5/13/1986
A bylaw is being broken by George Levitt in Etobicoke because he insists - and has done so since last April - on leaving his house-trailer in front of his Burnhamthorpe Rd
A bylaw is being broken by George Levitt in Etobicoke because he insists - and has done so since last April - on leaving his house-trailer in front of his Burnhamthorpe Rd
1/6/1973
John Bossons: Presidents of the citizens' group, STOP, admitted defeat, but he still hopes the municipal board will oppose a proporsed bylaw taking away the right of appeal to the board.
John Bossons: Presidents of the citizens' group, STOP, admitted defeat, but he still hopes the municipal board will oppose a proporsed bylaw taking away the right of appeal to the board.
9/11/1986
The chairman said Todd also violated other licensing bylaws by kicking passengers out of his cab before they reached their destination and by not picking up the first person to hail him
The chairman said Todd also violated other licensing bylaws by kicking passengers out of his cab before they reached their destination and by not picking up the first person to hail him
2/14/1985