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Dump protest

Dump protest

Date8/9/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dump protest: About 80 residents of the area around camp Borden were at Queen's Park yesterday to protest to dump radioactive soil at the base. Ken and Mary-Lou Gilmour walk with their daughter Laura; 2. The dumping is to begin Aug. 24 and will take about
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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_0011524F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:University
Province or state:Ontario
Up in arms: Halton Hills residents descended on Queen's Park yesterday with an effigy of Environment Minister James Bradley to protest a proposal to use an Action-area quarry as a garbage dump
Up in arms: Halton Hills residents descended on Queen's Park yesterday with an effigy of Environment Minister James Bradley to protest a proposal to use an Action-area quarry as a garbage dump
11/9/1988
Too many licenses, Truckers say, Their boxes up, dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations t(...)
Too many licenses, Truckers say, Their boxes up, dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations t(...)
1/31/1975
Worried resident: Carol DeGeer, who lives on the proposed dump site north of Metro zoo, stands near the home she may lose if Metro Toronto approves location
Worried resident: Carol DeGeer, who lives on the proposed dump site north of Metro zoo, stands near the home she may lose if Metro Toronto approves location
11/28/1989
Ban-the-dump
Ban-the-dump
7/14/1981
Strong message: Residents of Pickering and Markham join their mayors yesterday at the Mark-ham-Pickering Town Line, south of Highway 7, to launch a campaign to fight proposed dump sites
Strong message: Residents of Pickering and Markham join their mayors yesterday at the Mark-ham-Pickering Town Line, south of Highway 7, to launch a campaign to fight proposed dump sites
12/11/1992
Deadly deal: The back of a pickup truck serves as a grave site in last night's convoy protesting a new dump in King and Vaughn townships
Deadly deal: The back of a pickup truck serves as a grave site in last night's convoy protesting a new dump in King and Vaughn townships
7/24/1992
No way: Above, Marmora dump opponents Glen Caverly, left, and Dwayne Welch at proposed site
No way: Above, Marmora dump opponents Glen Caverly, left, and Dwayne Welch at proposed site
8/17/1990
Protesting proposed dump in Caledon
Protesting proposed dump in Caledon
11/24/1994
Prayers answered: Tony Haden, a Whitevale resident for almost 40 years, said he prayed for a dump not to be developed next to the village
Prayers answered: Tony Haden, a Whitevale resident for almost 40 years, said he prayed for a dump not to be developed next to the village
11/12/1990
Up in arms: Dump truck drivers protesting unpaid wages yesterday block an Etobicoke site from which they hauled excavated material
Up in arms: Dump truck drivers protesting unpaid wages yesterday block an Etobicoke site from which they hauled excavated material
5/12/1992
Circling Queen's Park, 135 large dump trucks seal off the Legislature building for more than three hours today as the Ontario Haulers Association soug(...)
Circling Queen's Park, 135 large dump trucks seal off the Legislature building for more than three hours today as the Ontario Haulers Association soug(...)
6/12/1974
ROM protest: A museum worker costumed to represent a dinosaur joined about 100 union members who picketed the Royal Ontario Museum yesterday to protest lagging contract negotiations
ROM protest: A museum worker costumed to represent a dinosaur joined about 100 union members who picketed the Royal Ontario Museum yesterday to protest lagging contract negotiations
9/10/1985