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Valley Halla, 23-Room mansion on the Rouge River, recently purchased by Metro conservation authority
Valley Halla, 23-Room mansion on the Rouge River, recently purchased by Metro conservation authority

Valley Halla, 23-Room mansion on the Rouge River, recently purchased by Metro conservation authority

Date19 October 1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Valley Halla, 23-Room mansion on the Rouge River, recently purchased by Metro conservation authority. Metro Chairman Allen says he's completely happy in my own home and intend to stay there not in White House, as has been suggested Valley Halla, located on Meadowvale Road, east side, between Finch Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East. (43.824118, -79.175218)||Published in Toronto Daily Star, 19 October 1962, page 21, with article ''Allens inclined to think 'White House' idea is joke''.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodUpper Rouge
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0114711F
      Valley Halla mansion
      Valley Halla mansion
      James, Norman
      24 February 1965
      Valleyhalla, a 1936 mansion owned by Metro overlooking the Rouge Valley of Scarborough, has been proposed again as an official residence for Metro cha(...)
      Valleyhalla, a 1936 mansion owned by Metro overlooking the Rouge Valley of Scarborough, has been proposed again as an official residence for Metro cha(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      4/2/1975
      Family relaxation only 30 minutes from the heat and dirt of the city is offered at the Metro Conservation Authority's new retreat in the Humber valley
      Family relaxation only 30 minutes from the heat and dirt of the city is offered at the Metro Conservation Authority's new retreat in the Humber valley
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/5/1959
      Effort rewarded: Glenn De Baeremaeker is vice-chairperson of Save the Rouge Valley System Inc. Group receives conservation award tomorrow.
      Effort rewarded: Glenn De Baeremaeker is vice-chairperson of Save the Rouge Valley System Inc. Group receives conservation award tomorrow.
      Russell, Jim
      4/25/1991
      At odds over conservation of Metro ravine land are naturalist Dr. Bruce Cruickshank, left, and Grant Henderson, right, chairman of the Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. We enhance habitat, says Henderson, shown beside a flood control structure at Woodbridge. Cruickshank, shown in ravine land near Metro's Sunnybrook Park, fears Henderson's authority wants to take over and manicure this, too.
      At odds over conservation of Metro ravine land are naturalist Dr. Bruce Cruickshank, left, and Grant Henderson, right, chairman of the Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. We enhance habitat, says Henderson, shown beside a flood control structure at Woodbridge. Cruickshank, shown in ravine land near Metro's Sunnybrook Park, fears Henderson's authority wants to take over and manicure this, too.
      McConnell, Colin
      5/20/1976
      Early retirement: Glenn Schnarr, 35, is retiring from his position as general manager of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority to go into private in resource planning and land development
      Early retirement: Glenn Schnarr, 35, is retiring from his position as general manager of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority to go into private in resource planning and land development
      Stuparyk, Michael
      9/17/1986
      Image shows 80 year old J.W. Dalziel and Mrs. Dalziel at the Humber Valley Conservation Authori…
      80 year old J.W. Dalziel and Mrs. Dalziel at the Humber Valley Conservation Authority Field Day on the Dalziel Farm on northwest corner of Steeles Avenue West and Jane Street. Vaughan, Ontario
      Dalziel, J. W
      9/17/1955
      Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority
      Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority
      Ontario.‏ ‎Conservation Authorities Branch‏
      1950
      Photographers and part of crowd on Dalziel Farm at Humber Valley Conservation Authority day
      Photographers and part of crowd on Dalziel Farm at Humber Valley Conservation Authority day
      Chirnside, Ted
      9/17/1955
      A real kettleful of delight, It's maple syrup time in the sugar bush at Bruce's Mills Conservation Area on the Rouge River between Gormley and Stouffv(...)
      A real kettleful of delight, It's maple syrup time in the sugar bush at Bruce's Mills Conservation Area on the Rouge River between Gormley and Stouffv(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      3/29/1977
      At odds over conversation of Metro ravine land are naturalist Dr. Bruce Cruickshank, left, and Grant Henderson, right, chairman of the Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. We enhance habitat, says Henderson, shown beside a flood control structure at Woodbridge. Cruickshank, shown in ravine land near Metro's Sunnybrook Park, fears Henderson's authority wants to take over and manicure this, too.
      At odds over conversation of Metro ravine land are naturalist Dr. Bruce Cruickshank, left, and Grant Henderson, right, chairman of the Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. We enhance habitat, says Henderson, shown beside a flood control structure at Woodbridge. Cruickshank, shown in ravine land near Metro's Sunnybrook Park, fears Henderson's authority wants to take over and manicure this, too.
      McConnell, Colin
      5/25/1976
      Environmental concerns, Lois James, secretary of Save the Rouge Valley System, strolls along the edge of the Rouge River near her home. Her group fears new housing will hurt the land
      Environmental concerns, Lois James, secretary of Save the Rouge Valley System, strolls along the edge of the Rouge River near her home. Her group fears new housing will hurt the land
      Eglinton, Rick
      9/13/1985