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Garbage strike of 1972 ? such a strike means filthy parks and endangered health, reader says in letter below
Garbage strike of 1972 ? such a strike means filthy parks and endangered health, reader says in letter below

Garbage strike of 1972 ? such a strike means filthy parks and endangered health, reader says in letter below

Date4/22/1972
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  • Garbage strike of 1972 û such a strike means filthy parks and endangered health; reader says in letter below. All I ask from the government is the same rights it gives a union member; he says.
  • Garbage strike of 1972 ? such a strike means filthy parks and endangered health, reader says in letter below
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Original Toronto Star caption: Garbage strike of 1972 ? such a strike means filthy parks and endangered health; reader says in letter below. All I ask from the government is the same rights it gives a union member; he says.
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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_0016871F
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      Anne Marie Palmer, a nurse who refused to assist in abortions, is discriminated against by hospital which cut her pay, reader says below. Her conscience means more than pay cheque, another says
      Anne Marie Palmer, a nurse who refused to assist in abortions, is discriminated against by hospital which cut her pay, reader says below. Her conscience means more than pay cheque, another says
      Goode, Jeff
      1/30/1974
      Paul Marcano, owner of a people-powered vehicle, says in letter below that the pedal-machines are a practical means of transportation. It's completely safe if driven by responsible adult, he says
      Paul Marcano, owner of a people-powered vehicle, says in letter below that the pedal-machines are a practical means of transportation. It's completely safe if driven by responsible adult, he says
      Goode, Jeff
      11/1/1973
      While garbage is piling up in homes, streets, parks and schoolyards, Metro outside workers are continuing their strike
      While garbage is piling up in homes, streets, parks and schoolyards, Metro outside workers are continuing their strike
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      4/22/1972
      Campsites in provincial parks are often so full of non-residents that people of Ontario are turned away on a Friday night, reader says below. I do not(...)
      Campsites in provincial parks are often so full of non-residents that people of Ontario are turned away on a Friday night, reader says below. I do not(...)
      Loek, Dick
      6/6/1973
      I agree that Queen's Park must act, and quickly, on the question of garbage disposal, says conservationist Gerald Rowland in letter below. He suggests(...)
      I agree that Queen's Park must act, and quickly, on the question of garbage disposal, says conservationist Gerald Rowland in letter below. He suggests(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      10/2/1973
      What means this strike?
      What means this strike?
      Socialist Labor Party of Canada
      Approximately 1950
      Picture of Pauline McGibbon, Lieutenant-Governor-designate, fixing sandwich for her husband, should have been matched by a picture of Premier Bill Davis putting out garbage, reader says below
      Picture of Pauline McGibbon, Lieutenant-Governor-designate, fixing sandwich for her husband, should have been matched by a picture of Premier Bill Davis putting out garbage, reader says below
      Darrell, Dick
      1/17/1974
      Robert Elgie: Says the trust companies that arranged financing for the $500-million apartment deal endangered their own financial health
      Robert Elgie: Says the trust companies that arranged financing for the $500-million apartment deal endangered their own financial health
      Elgie, Robert, 1929-2013
      1/17/1983
      Joy Adamson, author of Born Free, spoke out against all zoos, even those with natural-type settings, reader says in letter below. It's about time an animal lover protests these prisons, reader says
      Joy Adamson, author of Born Free, spoke out against all zoos, even those with natural-type settings, reader says in letter below. It's about time an animal lover protests these prisons, reader says
      Adamson, Joy
      4/18/1974
      Endangered species: The birth rate of seal pups is on the decline and the annual hunt should be abolished, a reader says
      Endangered species: The birth rate of seal pups is on the decline and the annual hunt should be abolished, a reader says
      Cooper, David
      9/24/1983
      Reflecting a trend: Continental seating in new Massey Hall will mean substantially more leg room for audience and prevent jamming up in the aisles, says architect Douglas Haldenby, in letter below
      Reflecting a trend: Continental seating in new Massey Hall will mean substantially more leg room for audience and prevent jamming up in the aisles, says architect Douglas Haldenby, in letter below
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      3/12/1981
      Montreal's Olympic site has been the scene of bitter wrangling and envy with nothing but reports of shortage of money and strikes, reader says in lett(...)
      Montreal's Olympic site has been the scene of bitter wrangling and envy with nothing but reports of shortage of money and strikes, reader says in lett(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      5/15/1975