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Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate

Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate

Date2/13/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes; copper roofing; English slate and standard roofing slate.
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Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
2/13/1989
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
2/13/1989
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
2/13/1989
Roofing slate, as a source of wealth to Canada, a visit to the Walton slate quarry
Roofing slate, as a source of wealth to Canada, a visit to the Walton slate quarry
1863
Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
9/21/1988
Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
9/21/1988
High and not Dry, Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area
High and not Dry, Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area
9/28/1992
Image shows a worker with a hammer high above installing roof panes.
New copper roofing panesl installed by George Pilson will look old soon
5/10/1977
Tradition spreads: Concrete roofing tiles have been used for years in Britain, and Stuart Matthews of Marley Roof tiles in Milton says they would benefit Canadian homeowners
Tradition spreads: Concrete roofing tiles have been used for years in Britain, and Stuart Matthews of Marley Roof tiles in Milton says they would benefit Canadian homeowners
4/30/1982
Portables fill playground: From the roof of St. Roch Separate School on Duncanwoods Dr. in North York, Metro Separate School Board Chairman Bruno Suppa can see pupils play among 20 portable classrooms that occupy most of the playground. Yet a few streets away, Whitfield Public School is more than half empty. The province is trying to make the public and separate systems co-operate in using available space.
Portables fill playground: From the roof of St. Roch Separate School on Duncanwoods Dr. in North York, Metro Separate School Board Chairman Bruno Suppa can see pupils play among 20 portable classrooms that occupy most of the playground. Yet a few streets away, Whitfield Public School is more than half empty. The province is trying to make the public and separate systems co-operate in using available space.
2/15/1980
Talk shopping: At a Bell Canada Phonecentre Suzane Edwards shows that her employer sells and rents numerous types of exotic telephones
Talk shopping: At a Bell Canada Phonecentre Suzane Edwards shows that her employer sells and rents numerous types of exotic telephones
5/21/1982
It may look like a traditional brass bed, but the scuba gear is the giveaway - it's a water bed, one of the new softsided types bringing water beds in(...)
It may look like a traditional brass bed, but the scuba gear is the giveaway - it's a water bed, one of the new softsided types bringing water beds in(...)
6/12/1988