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Despite chilly temperatures, at least 70 families camped last night outside a sales office at a Pickering subdivision to get first crack at 102 houses(...)
Despite chilly temperatures, at least 70 families camped last night outside a sales office at a Pickering subdivision to get first crack at 102 houses(...)

Despite chilly temperatures, at least 70 families camped last night outside a sales office at a Pickering subdivision to get first crack at 102 houses(...)

Date10/24/1986
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  • Despite chilly temperatures, at least 70 families camped last night outside a sales office at a Pickering subdivision to get first crack at 102 houses(...)
  • Despite chilly temperatures; at least 70 families camped last night outside a sales office at a Pickering subdivision to get first crack at 102 houses that go on sale tomorrow. Ken Greer gets a wake-up coffee from Janice Beck today. Both joined the line-up at 3.30 p.m. Yesterday; but the first couple were six hours ahead of them.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Despite chilly temperatures; at least 70 families camped last night outside a sales office at a Pickering subdivision to get first crack at 102 houses that go on sale tomorrow. Ken Greer gets a wake-up coffee from Janice Beck today. Both joined the line-up at 3.30 p.m. Yesterday; but the first couple were six hours ahead of them.
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