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The last straw: A week of rain has forced the Pearce family to move out of their Woodland Camp-ground home into their station wagon
The last straw: A week of rain has forced the Pearce family to move out of their Woodland Camp-ground home into their station wagon

The last straw: A week of rain has forced the Pearce family to move out of their Woodland Camp-ground home into their station wagon

Date9/8/1981
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131948F
It's cold and wet: Joe Pearce, 8, and his sister Diane, 9, huddle on a picnic bench in front of the tent they all call home in Woodland Park off Steeles Ave
It's cold and wet: Joe Pearce, 8, and his sister Diane, 9, huddle on a picnic bench in front of the tent they all call home in Woodland Park off Steeles Ave
5/27/1981
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
4/10/1974
To the rescue: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris wrings out a pair of socks found in the tent of Linda and George Pearce, who have been camping out for six months while unable to find a home
To the rescue: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris wrings out a pair of socks found in the tent of Linda and George Pearce, who have been camping out for six months while unable to find a home
9/6/1981
Now that's storage! Ralph Devine says he originally started out renting his huge shipping containers to the growing number of families stuck for storage space because they have to move out of their old homes before the new ones are ready.
Now that's storage! Ralph Devine says he originally started out renting his huge shipping containers to the growing number of families stuck for storage space because they have to move out of their old homes before the new ones are ready.
11/18/1986
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
11/22/1974
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
10/7/1977
Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.
Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.
12/22/1978
Marxists may hold the key to the power struggle for Iran, says a senior petroleum engineer who spent 10 years in the Middle Eastern country before being forced out last month
Marxists may hold the key to the power struggle for Iran, says a senior petroleum engineer who spent 10 years in the Middle Eastern country before being forced out last month
2/25/1979
Meir Schweiger: He was forced to work at several concentration camps.
Meir Schweiger: He was forced to work at several concentration camps.
11/29/1989
Since graduating from law school last year, Maurice Keeble has refused to move from his apartment on the York University campus.
Since graduating from law school last year, Maurice Keeble has refused to move from his apartment on the York University campus.
6/18/1984
Turned nomads: The lack of affordable housing in Metro has forced Renald Girard, his wife Annette and their daughters Jennifer, 4 and Sherry 1, into a nomadic life on the streets
Turned nomads: The lack of affordable housing in Metro has forced Renald Girard, his wife Annette and their daughters Jennifer, 4 and Sherry 1, into a nomadic life on the streets
7/21/1982
The nine-week strike by Metro high school teacher's pushed them to the forefront of union activism after years non-militancy. We were forced into it, says union president Jim Forster, shown picketing with teachers outside Oakwood Collegiate in mid-Novembe
The nine-week strike by Metro high school teacher's pushed them to the forefront of union activism after years non-militancy. We were forced into it, says union president Jim Forster, shown picketing with teachers outside Oakwood Collegiate in mid-Novembe
11/13/1975