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Pollution pours into Lake Ontario out of the mouth of Etobicoke Creek, adding yet another ingredient to a recipe of toxins poisoning this natural resource
Pollution pours into Lake Ontario out of the mouth of Etobicoke Creek, adding yet another ingredient to a recipe of toxins poisoning this natural resource

Pollution pours into Lake Ontario out of the mouth of Etobicoke Creek, adding yet another ingredient to a recipe of toxins poisoning this natural resource

Date6/18/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pollution pours into Lake Ontario out of the mouth of Etobicoke Creek; adding yet another ingredient to a recipe of toxins poisoning this natural resource.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011033F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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