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Metro's great garbage mystery
Metro's great garbage mystery

Metro's great garbage mystery

Date4/28/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Metro's great garbage mystery.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112650F
      Watts from waste, a program to turn 20 per cent of Metro's garbage into electricity, will involve an $11
      Watts from waste, a program to turn 20 per cent of Metro's garbage into electricity, will involve an $11
      Griffin, Doug
      11/22/1973
      Garbage is dropped into huge fire pots by a crane at Metro's Commissioner St
      Garbage is dropped into huge fire pots by a crane at Metro's Commissioner St
      Lennon, Frank
      12/7/1971
      Bill Mclean, who heads the Conservation Authority's Waterfront Task Force, will spend about $4,000,000 annually over the next four years to help turn Metro's waterfront into a great playground
      Bill Mclean, who heads the Conservation Authority's Waterfront Task Force, will spend about $4,000,000 annually over the next four years to help turn Metro's waterfront into a great playground
      Lennon, Frank
      4/23/1971
      Metro's transportation system, the great highways, railways and air routes radiating out from here to all parts of Canada, has been one of the magnets(...)
      Metro's transportation system, the great highways, railways and air routes radiating out from here to all parts of Canada, has been one of the magnets(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      4/10/1969
      Mountain of garbage greats Michael Furiano, a security guard hired by the city to patrol a pile of garbage bags at Shuter and Seaton Sts. Furiano repr(...)
      Mountain of garbage greats Michael Furiano, a security guard hired by the city to patrol a pile of garbage bags at Shuter and Seaton Sts. Furiano repr(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      4/13/1972
      Author, author! Celebrity writers and winners of The Star's Great Toronto Mystery contest gathered at The Harbour Castle last night to toast their efforts
      Author, author! Celebrity writers and winners of The Star's Great Toronto Mystery contest gathered at The Harbour Castle last night to toast their efforts
      Bull, Ron
      6/10/1982
      Tait programs thriller, This week's chilling and charming episode of The Great Toronto Mystery was brought to you by Cliff Tait of Sherin Dr. in Oakville
      Tait programs thriller, This week's chilling and charming episode of The Great Toronto Mystery was brought to you by Cliff Tait of Sherin Dr. in Oakville
      Bull, Ron
      4/10/1982
      A Common Sight in the days ahead if the Metro outside workers' strike continues will be pile-ups of garbage like this one on Pembroke St. today. In th(...)
      A Common Sight in the days ahead if the Metro outside workers' strike continues will be pile-ups of garbage like this one on Pembroke St. today. In th(...)
      Roworth, Eddy
      11/3/1966
      Homicide investigation: Metro police Constable Greg Lowr, wearing a protective suit, goes through garbage at an apartment building where a woman was killed
      Homicide investigation: Metro police Constable Greg Lowr, wearing a protective suit, goes through garbage at an apartment building where a woman was killed
      Russell, Jim
      6/9/1991
      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
      This field of daisies in Hope Township, which CP Rail has an option to buy, is being proposed as a landfill site for Metro Toronto garbage. From left,(...)
      This field of daisies in Hope Township, which CP Rail has an option to buy, is being proposed as a landfill site for Metro Toronto garbage. From left,(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/27/1973
      Piles of garbage mount all over Metro, and Sheila Tishler from Briar Hill and her son Billy and his friend Jean Paul do their part in adding to a heap(...)
      Piles of garbage mount all over Metro, and Sheila Tishler from Briar Hill and her son Billy and his friend Jean Paul do their part in adding to a heap(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      4/12/1972