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Pickering protesters, from left, Brenda Davies, Frances Moore and Anne Howes, occupied house on proposed site of airport to prevent demolition. Reader(...)
Pickering protesters, from left, Brenda Davies, Frances Moore and Anne Howes, occupied house on proposed site of airport to prevent demolition. Reader(...)

Pickering protesters, from left, Brenda Davies, Frances Moore and Anne Howes, occupied house on proposed site of airport to prevent demolition. Reader(...)

Date4/22/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pickering protesters; from left; Brenda Davies; Frances Moore and Anne Howes; occupied house on proposed site of airport to prevent demolition. Reader; below; says they deserve a place in history books.
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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_0011551F
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Pickering Airport (1970s)
City, town or township:Pickering
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Durham (Ont. : Regional municipality)
The illegal occupants of a house on the Pickering airport site heard of Ontario's decision to oppose the airport, Frances Moore says, but she and two (...)
The illegal occupants of a house on the Pickering airport site heard of Ontario's decision to oppose the airport, Frances Moore says, but she and two (...)
9/24/1975
Colorful: Brenda Davies wore a protest plane on her head, others painted POP's symbols on their foreheads
Colorful: Brenda Davies wore a protest plane on her head, others painted POP's symbols on their foreheads
2/28/1982
Seal-hunt protesters in Totonto, above: Readers, in letters at left, condemn the annual hunt and demand it be ended
Seal-hunt protesters in Totonto, above: Readers, in letters at left, condemn the annual hunt and demand it be ended
3/13/1977
The lifestyle: This Whitevale home is typical of the type of lovely old Canadiana farmhouse which will be affected by the proposed airport site near Pickering
The lifestyle: This Whitevale home is typical of the type of lovely old Canadiana farmhouse which will be affected by the proposed airport site near Pickering
5/4/1972
The second stage: Protesters marched to Queen's Park last week for a mock funeral during second step in opposing construction of new airport
The second stage: Protesters marched to Queen's Park last week for a mock funeral during second step in opposing construction of new airport
6/19/1972
Anti-airport protesters run tour of 119-year-old farmhouse near Claremont this summer
Anti-airport protesters run tour of 119-year-old farmhouse near Claremont this summer
4/30/1975
Missile protesters in 'lie-down' at Litton, Almost 200 protesters, some from far away as Montreal, sprawl near the headquarters of Litton Systems Cana(...)
Missile protesters in 'lie-down' at Litton, Almost 200 protesters, some from far away as Montreal, sprawl near the headquarters of Litton Systems Cana(...)
11/18/1983
Protesters surround houses on Sherbourne St
Protesters surround houses on Sherbourne St
4/5/1973
Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
9/25/1975
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
Protesters Impounded
Protesters Impounded
6/24/1985
At right, a U.S. flag and posters of the Economic Summit leaders go up in flames on University Ave. yesterday when police arrested 137 protesters who tried to scale barriers
At right, a U.S. flag and posters of the Economic Summit leaders go up in flames on University Ave. yesterday when police arrested 137 protesters who tried to scale barriers
6/19/1988