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Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill
Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill

Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill

Date5/15/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill.
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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_0011480F
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Queen's Park (Toronto, Ont.)
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:University
Province or state:Ontario
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