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A cutting protest. Alderman Frank Faubert used his own lawn mower yesterday to protest Scarborough's policy of only cutting the grass along its boulev(...)
A cutting protest. Alderman Frank Faubert used his own lawn mower yesterday to protest Scarborough's policy of only cutting the grass along its boulev(...)

A cutting protest. Alderman Frank Faubert used his own lawn mower yesterday to protest Scarborough's policy of only cutting the grass along its boulev(...)

Date6/3/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: A cutting protest. Alderman Frank Faubert used his own lawn mower yesterday to protest Scarborough's policy of only cutting the grass along its boulevards twice a year. The borough reduced the grass-cutting schedule to save money.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0046389F
      Steve Hilderbrand, left, and martin murphy ply trade, The students started their own business of grass cutting and painting
      Steve Hilderbrand, left, and martin murphy ply trade, The students started their own business of grass cutting and painting
      Geo, Mario
      8/16/1972
      Crowds faced cutting wind to protest double hanging, When Ronald Turpin, Arthur Lucas went to their deaths midnight Monday
      Crowds faced cutting wind to protest double hanging, When Ronald Turpin, Arthur Lucas went to their deaths midnight Monday
      Philp, Barry
      n.d.
      Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
      Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
      Barkley, Harold
      11/21/1974
      Architect Istvan Lendvay sits on don Mills lawn he hasn't mowed since May - it's a protest against neighbors who let their dogs use lawn as a bathroom
      Architect Istvan Lendvay sits on don Mills lawn he hasn't mowed since May - it's a protest against neighbors who let their dogs use lawn as a bathroom
      Cooper, David
      7/18/1978
      A little lawn-cutting advice is given by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to Gwen McSherry on Farnham Ave
      A little lawn-cutting advice is given by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to Gwen McSherry on Farnham Ave
      Bull, Ron
      5/18/1974
      Rewarding choice: By cutting back its Canadian operations Time Canada may have forfeited its tax-deductibility, but final result shows booming profits, says president Hugh Findlay.
      Rewarding choice: By cutting back its Canadian operations Time Canada may have forfeited its tax-deductibility, but final result shows booming profits, says president Hugh Findlay.
      Goode, Jeff
      10/17/1979
      Up in arms: Roy Sharpe, a member of London's bingo task force and head of a group that raises money from bingo for athletic programs, says free bus rides to Brantford, with its cheaper games and bigger prizes, is cutting into the take for London charities and community groups
      Up in arms: Roy Sharpe, a member of London's bingo task force and head of a group that raises money from bingo for athletic programs, says free bus rides to Brantford, with its cheaper games and bigger prizes, is cutting into the take for London charities and community groups
      Kelly, Frances
      9/28/1984
      Monopoly intact: Brewers' Warehousing preserved its monopoly by convincing Liberals that corner-store beer would have the perverse effect of raising distribution costs and thus cutting sales
      Monopoly intact: Brewers' Warehousing preserved its monopoly by convincing Liberals that corner-store beer would have the perverse effect of raising distribution costs and thus cutting sales
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/22/1985
      Down on the farm: Cutting the family Christmas tree provides fun and exercise for the family, but after it's in the home, it can become a potential safety hazard unless proper precautions are taken
      Down on the farm: Cutting the family Christmas tree provides fun and exercise for the family, but after it's in the home, it can become a potential safety hazard unless proper precautions are taken
      Bezant, Graham
      12/17/1976
      Eight fist-swinging onlookers jumped 23-year-old Beattie and his followers while they were marching yesterday to protest the Communist policy of our c(...)
      Eight fist-swinging onlookers jumped 23-year-old Beattie and his followers while they were marching yesterday to protest the Communist policy of our c(...)
      Teskey, Frank
      7/26/1965
      The winner of the Scarborough staff golf tournament, Frank Faubert, holds his trophies - trophies that were donated and presented by Joe Lebovic, the (...)
      The winner of the Scarborough staff golf tournament, Frank Faubert, holds his trophies - trophies that were donated and presented by Joe Lebovic, the (...)
      Bull, Ron
      8/29/1974
      Cash Register tapes rolling along on coveyor belt are spot checked by Stuart Maynard, pesident of Cutting Ltd
      Cash Register tapes rolling along on coveyor belt are spot checked by Stuart Maynard, pesident of Cutting Ltd
      Cooper, David
      3/28/1978