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Give a politican a shovel . . . There was a little horseplay yesterday between Mayor Dennis Flynn (left) and Alderman Dick O'Brain after Flynn officia(...)
Give a politican a shovel . . . There was a little horseplay yesterday between Mayor Dennis Flynn (left) and Alderman Dick O'Brain after Flynn officia(...)

Give a politican a shovel . . . There was a little horseplay yesterday between Mayor Dennis Flynn (left) and Alderman Dick O'Brain after Flynn officia(...)

Date4/25/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Give a politican a shovel . . . There was a little horseplay yesterday between Mayor Dennis Flynn (left) and Alderman Dick O'Brain after Flynn officially planted an alder tree at Etobicoke Civic Centre. Although the name Etobicoke; translated from Ojibwa; means where the alder grows; the original alders died out years ago. They got this tree from Scarborough.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Object NumberTSPA_0047473F
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Flynn Frown. Metro Chairman Dennis Flynn gives evil eye in jest to youngsters taking in a road safety contest yesterday at Exhibition Place to herald (...)
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      Flynn, Dennis, 1923-2003
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      Cooper, David
      10/15/1977
      Victory kiss: Dennis Flynn's wife Margaret congratulates him with a kiss after the mayor of Etobicoke was elected new Metro chairman in a dramatic first-ballot vote at Metro council yesterday
      Victory kiss: Dennis Flynn's wife Margaret congratulates him with a kiss after the mayor of Etobicoke was elected new Metro chairman in a dramatic first-ballot vote at Metro council yesterday
      Flynn, Dennis, 1923-2003
      8/31/1984
      Mayor Dennis Flynn checks out television camera with program director John Haynes (left) after officially opening expanded studio of Maclean-Hunter Ca(...)
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      Darrell, Dick
      9/6/1977
      Etobicoke Mayor Dennis Flynn takes off chain of office, saying it was a little too heavy and frequent use was wearing it away
      Etobicoke Mayor Dennis Flynn takes off chain of office, saying it was a little too heavy and frequent use was wearing it away
      Flynn, Dennis, 1923-2003
      1/8/1973
      The Mayor gets plastered!. Right in the line of fire yesterday was Etobicoke Mayor Dennis Flynn who was one of the targets in a pie-throwing contest a(...)
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      Bull, Ron
      2/18/1974
      Re-Elected mayor of Etobicoke after a campaign that was often and personal, Dennis Flynn gets a victory hug from his wife, Margaret. was worried earli(...)
      Re-Elected mayor of Etobicoke after a campaign that was often and personal, Dennis Flynn gets a victory hug from his wife, Margaret. was worried earli(...)
      Flynn, Dennis, 1923-2003
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      Isn't he great? Mayor Dennis Flynn's grand daughter Shannon wasn't the only one who thought so yesterday
      Isn't he great? Mayor Dennis Flynn's grand daughter Shannon wasn't the only one who thought so yesterday
      Flynn, Dennis, 1923-2003
      11/10/1980
      Hurry up, I can't hold this pose forever, pleads Etobicoke Mayor Dennis Flynn yesterday as he practises a few movements with 21-year-old Robin de Vill(...)
      Hurry up, I can't hold this pose forever, pleads Etobicoke Mayor Dennis Flynn yesterday as he practises a few movements with 21-year-old Robin de Vill(...)
      Combs, Erin
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      The $6.1 million sports centre under construction in Centennial Park is nearing completion and Etobicoke Mayor Dennis Flynn visited the site yesterday(...)
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      Darrell, Dick
      9/10/1975
      Declaring war. Toronto, Metro and province will battle to get city tax-free status for international banking, Mayor Art Eggleton vows yesterday. In background is Metro Chairman Dennis Flynn
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      Eggleton, Arthur C., 1943-
      1/14/1987