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Grant Byers holds beam of florist shop demolished by a violent tornado that raced through woodstock yesterday
Grant Byers holds beam of florist shop demolished by a violent tornado that raced through woodstock yesterday

Grant Byers holds beam of florist shop demolished by a violent tornado that raced through woodstock yesterday

Date8/7/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grant Byers holds beam of florist shop demolished by a violent tornado that raced through woodstock yesterday
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0015741F
      By Jim Byers Toronto Star, People who get upset over a greeting card that pokes fun at Scarborough are too thin-skinned, the card's co-author says
      By Jim Byers Toronto Star, People who get upset over a greeting card that pokes fun at Scarborough are too thin-skinned, the card's co-author says
      Darrell, Dick
      2/26/1985
      It was just the wedding rehearsal for 18-year-old Julie Filipetto and 26-year-old Gord Byers, who were chosen from 100 couples to be married in a cage(...)
      It was just the wedding rehearsal for 18-year-old Julie Filipetto and 26-year-old Gord Byers, who were chosen from 100 couples to be married in a cage(...)
      Ross, Fred
      3/27/1978
      Accustomed to success: Though he's only 26, the new coach of the Scarborough Saints major lacrosse team, Ken Byers, is no novice
      Accustomed to success: Though he's only 26, the new coach of the Scarborough Saints major lacrosse team, Ken Byers, is no novice
      Dunlop, Al
      5/6/1981
      Towing the line, Tim Starkey of A Towing, Phil Betts of Byers and John Burgess of Diamond had on uplifting idea before heading to dinner in a restaurant last night on The Esplanade
      Towing the line, Tim Starkey of A Towing, Phil Betts of Byers and John Burgess of Diamond had on uplifting idea before heading to dinner in a restaurant last night on The Esplanade
      Stawicki, Andrew
      11/6/1992
      Ride 'em cowboy! Bill White of the TTC's Queensway Division holds the trophy he lassoed for placing first in the annual bus roadeo. White, 34, raced a(...)
      Ride 'em cowboy! Bill White of the TTC's Queensway Division holds the trophy he lassoed for placing first in the annual bus roadeo. White, 34, raced a(...)
      Bull, Ron
      5/21/1987
      Rick Swiech sifts through the remains of his shattered semi-detached Woodstock home while his father Joe holds flashlight. Woman at left is Sharon Breton, who lives in the other half of the house
      Rick Swiech sifts through the remains of his shattered semi-detached Woodstock home while his father Joe holds flashlight. Woman at left is Sharon Breton, who lives in the other half of the house
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/7/1979
      Collapsed farmhouse leans against tree in Southwestern Ontario village of Vanessa, flattened last night by a violent tornado
      Collapsed farmhouse leans against tree in Southwestern Ontario village of Vanessa, flattened last night by a violent tornado
      Griffin, Doug
      8/7/1979
      Jacqui Walton: Promising gymnast with the Seneca-North York sports program holds her pose on the beam
      Jacqui Walton: Promising gymnast with the Seneca-North York sports program holds her pose on the beam
      Dunlop, Al
      3/2/1989
      The windsor curling rink in which eight persons were killed and eleven injured had the roof ripped off and a wall demolished by a freak tornado. Concr(...)
      The windsor curling rink in which eight persons were killed and eleven injured had the roof ripped off and a wall demolished by a freak tornado. Concr(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      4/3/1974
      A violent storm with winds up to 200 miles an hour that ripped through Mississauga early yesterday and left a trail of destruction, tore roof off Evel(...)
      A violent storm with winds up to 200 miles an hour that ripped through Mississauga early yesterday and left a trail of destruction, tore roof off Evel(...)
      Ross, Fred
      8/14/1977
      Storms - Tornados - Ontario - Woodstock Area
      Storms - Tornados - Ontario - Woodstock Area
      Griffin, Doug
      8/7/1979
      Storms - Tornados - Ontario - Woodstock Area
      Storms - Tornados - Ontario - Woodstock Area
      Toronto Star (Firm)
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