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Drought is over
Drought is over

Drought is over

Date1/22/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Drought is over: Elated workers called back to work at General Motors' van plant in Scarborough crack open the bubbly and tear up a protest sign in celebration at the Canadian Auto Workers hall on Kennedy Rd. yesterday. The workers were laid off three months ago because of slumping van sales and will be back on the job Feb. 16. Published in Toronto Star, 23 January 1987, page A6, with article ''GM recalls 1,000 Scarborough workers''.||Canadian Auto Workers hall formerly located at 975 Kennedy Road, east side, south of Lawrence Avenue East. (43.7453298, -79.2734931)
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodDorset Park
    GeographyHistorical locationScarborough (Ont.)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011949F
      Barbara Bunkowsky, the Burlington golfer who combined athletic skill with model good looks, has been going through a two-year drought on the Ladies Pr(...)
      Barbara Bunkowsky, the Burlington golfer who combined athletic skill with model good looks, has been going through a two-year drought on the Ladies Pr(...)
      Bunkowsky-Scherbak, Barbara, 1958-
      7/22/1986
      A tuareg orphan, his parents dead in last year's drought, lies on the ground in the refugee camp
      A tuareg orphan, his parents dead in last year's drought, lies on the ground in the refugee camp
      Spremo, Boris
      1/31/1974
      Bones of dead animals at a refugee camp in Mali are mute testimony to the drought parching African nations
      Bones of dead animals at a refugee camp in Mali are mute testimony to the drought parching African nations
      Spremo, Boris
      7/15/1974
      Win drought: Emerson Fittipaldi has had his problems this year - he's still looking for his first win - but he manages to maintain his laid-back approach to life
      Win drought: Emerson Fittipaldi has had his problems this year - he's still looking for his first win - but he manages to maintain his laid-back approach to life
      Fittipaldi, Emerson, 1946-
      7/20/1990
      Fatal Famine. A mother waits with her starving children for food and medical help in drought - stricken Mauritania
      Fatal Famine. A mother waits with her starving children for food and medical help in drought - stricken Mauritania
      Spremo, Boris
      3/1/1983
      The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a television program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.
      The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a television program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.
      Brazao, Dale
      1/15/1985
      African child crouches in hunger during severe drought, Reader Richard lee, who worked in Africa, says Oxfam must be politically aware because poverty and politics go hand in hand
      African child crouches in hunger during severe drought, Reader Richard lee, who worked in Africa, says Oxfam must be politically aware because poverty and politics go hand in hand
      Spremo, Boris
      1/30/1974
      Tuareg Nomads, their herds destroyed by six years of drought, are among the worst-off of the refugees in the Sahel
      Tuareg Nomads, their herds destroyed by six years of drought, are among the worst-off of the refugees in the Sahel
      Spremo, Boris
      1/31/1974
      Win drought: Emerson Fittipaldi has had his problems this year - he's still looking for his first win - but he manages to maintain his laid-back approach to life
      Win drought: Emerson Fittipaldi has had his problems this year - he's still looking for his first win - but he manages to maintain his laid-back approach to life
      Fittipaldi, Emerson, 1946-
      7/20/1990
      The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a televison program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.
      The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a televison program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.
      Russell, Jim
      12/16/1984
      Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
      Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      11/2/1982
      New floes sweep over falls to add weight to jam squeezing 700-foot building, Ice blocks are pouring over the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara again to-day as rising winds blow down Lake Erie
      New floes sweep over falls to add weight to jam squeezing 700-foot building, Ice blocks are pouring over the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara again to-day as rising winds blow down Lake Erie
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1/29/1938