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Image shows a start of a new hospital. Mrs. K. S. MacLachlan, a member of the board of the Bloo…
Start of a new hospital. Mrs. K. S. MacLachlan, a member of the board of the Bloorview Children's Hospital for 45 years, turns the first sod yesterday for the new $5 million hospital to be built at Sheppard Ave. and Leslie. Elizabeth Addy is beside her.
Image shows a start of a new hospital. Mrs. K. S. MacLachlan, a member of the board of the Bloorview Children's Hospital for 45 years, turns the first sod for the new $5 million hospital to be built at Sheppard Avenue and Leslie. Elizabeth Addy is beside her.

Start of a new hospital. Mrs. K. S. MacLachlan, a member of the board of the Bloorview Children's Hospital for 45 years, turns the first sod yesterday for the new $5 million hospital to be built at Sheppard Ave. and Leslie. Elizabeth Addy is beside her.

Date9/20/1973
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  • Start of a new hospital. Mrs. K. S. MacLachlan, a member of the board of the Bloorview Children's Hospital for 45 years, turns the first sod yesterday for the new $5 million hospital to be built at Sheppard Ave. and Leslie. Elizabeth Addy is beside her.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Start of a new hospital. Mrs. K. S. Maclachlan; a member of the board of the Bloorview Children's Hospital for 45 years; turns the first sod yesterday for the new $5 million hospital to be built at Sheppard Ave. and Leslie. Elizabeth Addy is beside her.
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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_0113189F
      GeographyCountryCanada
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      GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
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      GeographyNeighbourhoodDon Valley Village
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      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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      Corridor leads from the he main building of the new Bloorview hospital on Sheppard Ave
      Corridor leads from the he main building of the new Bloorview hospital on Sheppard Ave
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      Puppet theatre frames pre-schoolers in new activities room at Bloorview Children's Hospital
      Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
      11/6/1967
      Grinning benignly, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau speaks to the patients at Bloorview Children's Hospital for chronically disabled children in Toronto today
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      Billy Rankin does his homework at Bloorview Children's Hospital
      Lennon, Frank
      5/13/1988
      Wait's over: Chris Copas, 18, will be able to return home to Bloorview Children's Hospital, along with Jim Geissinger, now that the province has agreed to provide a ventilator.
      Wait's over: Chris Copas, 18, will be able to return home to Bloorview Children's Hospital, along with Jim Geissinger, now that the province has agreed to provide a ventilator.
      Dunlop, Alan
      12/21/1988
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      Ward mom: Arlene Markle cuddles Jeffrey at Bloorview Children's Hospital, where she works with severely disabled youngsters
      Dunlop, Al
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      Going swimmingly: Volunteer Robin Crouch, right, helps Angela Feser, one of 24 disabled kids at Bloorview Children's Hospital's Terry Fox Swim yesterday
      Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
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      Ready to roll. Michelle Kungi, a patient at Bloorview Childrens Hospital, and her stuffed animals prepare for a day of tree and flower plating on the (...)
      Ready to roll. Michelle Kungi, a patient at Bloorview Childrens Hospital, and her stuffed animals prepare for a day of tree and flower plating on the (...)
      Bull, Ron
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      Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
      Dunlop, Alan
      3/28/1989
      New highway: Vaughan Mayor Lorna Jackson grabs handful of grass yesterday as Premier David Peterson turns sod for new Highway 407: linking Highway 427 and Highway 400 north of Metro
      New highway: Vaughan Mayor Lorna Jackson grabs handful of grass yesterday as Premier David Peterson turns sod for new Highway 407: linking Highway 427 and Highway 400 north of Metro
      Bull, Ron
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      Bull, Ron
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