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264 of the 1,200 acres on the Downsview Canadian Forces Base will be released for development, and up to 15,000 people could be living there within fi(...)
264 of the 1,200 acres on the Downsview Canadian Forces Base will be released for development, and up to 15,000 people could be living there within fi(...)

264 of the 1,200 acres on the Downsview Canadian Forces Base will be released for development, and up to 15,000 people could be living there within fi(...)

Date2/15/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: 264 of the 1,200 acres on the Downsview Canadian Forces Base will be released for development, and up to 15,000 people could be living there within five years, Defence Minister Barney Danson said yesterday. He points to area at a news conference in North York. He said federal government eventually wants to release 600-odd acres for development, but this will not be done in near future, he added.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0041844F
      Up from the deep!, Diver John Buck, one of four Royal Navy divers who spent 28 days testing equipment in the deep, climbs out of a compression chamber at Canadian Forces Base Downsview yesterday
      Up from the deep!, Diver John Buck, one of four Royal Navy divers who spent 28 days testing equipment in the deep, climbs out of a compression chamber at Canadian Forces Base Downsview yesterday
      Slaughter, Mike
      7/23/1985
      Air reserve command handed over, The new commander of Toronto's Air Reserve, Colonel Leslie Rowbottom, is welcomed at Canadian Forces Base Downsview with a handshake yesterday from retiring commander, Colonel Ernie Saunders
      Air reserve command handed over, The new commander of Toronto's Air Reserve, Colonel Leslie Rowbottom, is welcomed at Canadian Forces Base Downsview with a handshake yesterday from retiring commander, Colonel Ernie Saunders
      Lennon, Frank
      10/14/1984
      Burned tree trunks, some still standing, some on the ground. Smoke hangs in the air. In the mid…
      A forest fire that burned over 1,200 acres near Manitouwadge stopped at the edge of town, 275 miles northwest of Sault Ste. Marie
      Brennan, Pat
      10 August 1975
      In the drama group at the Downsview day camp sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces, 5-year-old Christopher Locke acts out a soldier putting on his un(...)
      In the drama group at the Downsview day camp sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces, 5-year-old Christopher Locke acts out a soldier putting on his un(...)
      Loek, Dick
      7/12/1977
      Eager hands reach out to Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti last night as thousands of Metro Italians waited hours at Downsview Canadian Forces B(...)
      Eager hands reach out to Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti last night as thousands of Metro Italians waited hours at Downsview Canadian Forces B(...)
      Andreotti, Giulio
      11/16/1977
      Proud Mayor: East Gwillimbury's Bob Featherstonhaugh stands on Leslie St. in village of Queensville. If a development consortium's plan go through, the village of 700 will grow to 30,000 on 1,250 hectares (3,000 acres) of land.
      Proud Mayor: East Gwillimbury's Bob Featherstonhaugh stands on Leslie St. in village of Queensville. If a development consortium's plan go through, the village of 700 will grow to 30,000 on 1,250 hectares (3,000 acres) of land.
      Dexter, Brian
      1/30/1990
      Reflecting on future: Scarborough high school student Chris Brown, a master warrant officer with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets in Scarborough, recently captured top honors at a six-week gliding program at Canadian Forces Base Trenton.
      Reflecting on future: Scarborough high school student Chris Brown, a master warrant officer with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets in Scarborough, recently captured top honors at a six-week gliding program at Canadian Forces Base Trenton.
      Dunlop, Alan
      8/20/1986
      Food prices are going up and city people will just have to get used to the idea, according to Ed Thompson, who farms 350 acres near Guelph. The farmer(...)
      Food prices are going up and city people will just have to get used to the idea, according to Ed Thompson, who farms 350 acres near Guelph. The farmer(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      5/30/1974
      Voodoo Flight - Prime Minister Trudeau receiving a pre-flight briefing and then enjoys a supersonic ride during a visit to Canadian Forces Base Chatham, N. B., Sunday
      Voodoo Flight - Prime Minister Trudeau receiving a pre-flight briefing and then enjoys a supersonic ride during a visit to Canadian Forces Base Chatham, N. B., Sunday
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/9/1969
      Three cadets get ready to solo in gliders in summer training at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, where new-style program includes sailing, swimming, ping(...)
      Three cadets get ready to solo in gliders in summer training at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, where new-style program includes sailing, swimming, ping(...)
      Air Cadet League of Canada
      8/14/1973
      A glider 2,000 feet above Canadian Forces Base at Trenton drops the towing line so Lt
      A glider 2,000 feet above Canadian Forces Base at Trenton drops the towing line so Lt
      Air Cadet League of Canada
      8/14/1973
      Armed with Machine-Gun a Canadian Forces soldier stands guard outside HMCSDonnaconna, the naval reserve base in downtown Montreal, as troops moved in (...)
      Armed with Machine-Gun a Canadian Forces soldier stands guard outside HMCSDonnaconna, the naval reserve base in downtown Montreal, as troops moved in (...)
      Griffin, Doug
      10/23/1970