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A real centre of a municipality, Hundreds of skaters turn out every night at the rink in the $5 million Chinguacousy Civic Centre in Bramalea, where t(...)
A real centre of a municipality, Hundreds of skaters turn out every night at the rink in the $5 million Chinguacousy Civic Centre in Bramalea, where t(...)

A real centre of a municipality, Hundreds of skaters turn out every night at the rink in the $5 million Chinguacousy Civic Centre in Bramalea, where t(...)

Date11/28/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: A real centre of a municipality; Hundreds of skaters turn out every night at the rink in the $5 million Chinguacousy Civic Centre in Bramalea; where the skating is free and hot drinks are served under infra-red heat lamps. When the centre opened two months ago; Reeve Robert Williams said it would be the living centre of the municipality. Besides the civic offices; it has a public library and art gallery; an arts and crafts studio and a theatre.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0106043F
    It's the biggest rink around, Sixteen Mile Creek was a popular place with Oakville skaters over the weekend, and hundreds turned out to glide over it.(...)
    It's the biggest rink around, Sixteen Mile Creek was a popular place with Oakville skaters over the weekend, and hundreds turned out to glide over it.(...)
    Dinsmore, Ted
    1/14/1973
    All rinks across Metro are filled these days with skaters, but City Hall rink is favorite
    All rinks across Metro are filled these days with skaters, but City Hall rink is favorite
    Bull, Ron
    11/21/1976
    The most popular place in Toronto yesterday seemed to be the Islands, where hundreds of persons lined up on Centre Island for the return boat at 5 p.m(...)
    The most popular place in Toronto yesterday seemed to be the Islands, where hundreds of persons lined up on Centre Island for the return boat at 5 p.m(...)
    Beaty, Keith
    5/21/1972
    A civic send-off for skaters
    A civic send-off for skaters
    Spremo, Boris
    1/20/1975
    Chinguacousy's New Civic Centre will be opened Monday by Premier William Davis
    Chinguacousy's New Civic Centre will be opened Monday by Premier William Davis
    Norris, Dave
    9/21/1972
    Steven Oliver, David Ballam and Tom Dunlop at the outdoor skating rink at the Bramalea City Centre. Bramalea, Ontario
    Steven Oliver, David Ballam and Tom Dunlop at the outdoor skating rink at the Bramalea City Centre. Bramalea, Ontario
    Calleja, Frank
    12/29/1975
    Merry old Santa practises a high wave for the hundreds of thousands expected to turn out for today's 85th annual Santa Claus Parade, which starts at C(...)
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    Loek, Dick
    11/17/1990
    Celebrating the beginning, hundreds of Sikhs turn out at Queen's Park yesterday to mark Baisakhi, the day of their founding 292 years ago. In 1699, th(...)
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    Bull, Ron
    4/14/1991
    It was kids' way of spending remembrance day holiday, Like terrier dogs let off a leash, hundreds of school kids made a beeline for Toronto City Hall's ice rink yesterday
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    Ross, Fred
    11/12/1969
    Skating the New Year in, New Year's Eve found hundreds flocking to Nathan Phillips Square for an evening on the floodlit rink
    Skating the New Year in, New Year's Eve found hundreds flocking to Nathan Phillips Square for an evening on the floodlit rink
    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    1/1/1966
    Hundreds chose to welcome in New year while skating at rink in front of Toronto's new City Hall
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    Dinsmore, Ted
    n.d.
    Skating in the New Year at Scarborough Civic Centre, Mayor Paul Cosgrove does a turn with Margaret Luxton of Scarborough Corps of Clowns, out celebrat(...)
    Skating in the New Year at Scarborough Civic Centre, Mayor Paul Cosgrove does a turn with Margaret Luxton of Scarborough Corps of Clowns, out celebrat(...)
    Cosgrove, Paul (Paul James), 1934-
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