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All-Canadian garbage Mayor Gus Harris (left) and Consumers Affairs Minister Frank Drea tossed the first bags of garbage into the borough's first Canad(...)
All-Canadian garbage Mayor Gus Harris (left) and Consumers Affairs Minister Frank Drea tossed the first bags of garbage into the borough's first Canad(...)

All-Canadian garbage Mayor Gus Harris (left) and Consumers Affairs Minister Frank Drea tossed the first bags of garbage into the borough's first Canad(...)

Date10/1/1979
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  • All-Canadian garbage Mayor Gus Harris (left) and Consumers Affairs Minister Frank Drea tossed the first bags of garbage into the borough's first Canad(...)
  • All-Canadian garbage Mayor Gus Harris (left) and Consumers Affairs Minister Frank Drea tossed the first bags of garbage into the borough's first Canadian-built Heil garbage truck—then rode it around Civic Centre yesterday.
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Original Toronto Star caption: All-Canadian garbage Mayor Gus Harris (left) and Consumers Affairs Minister Frank Drea tossed the first bags of garbage into the borough's first Canadian-built Heil garbage truck?then rode it around Civic Centre yesterday.
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      Berry good. Michelle Ringshausen, 3, gets a spoonful of strawberry shortcake from Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris at the borough's annual seniors strawbe(...)
      Berry good. Michelle Ringshausen, 3, gets a spoonful of strawberry shortcake from Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris at the borough's annual seniors strawbe(...)
      Harris, Gus
      6/19/1980
      Civic award: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris presents the borough's Civic Award of Merit to sculptor Elizabeth Fraser Williamson at the Civic Centre last night
      Civic award: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris presents the borough's Civic Award of Merit to sculptor Elizabeth Fraser Williamson at the Civic Centre last night
      Harris, Gus
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      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
      In the bag: OPP Det-Sgt. Chris Coles carries garbage bags turned in by the Globe
      In the bag: OPP Det-Sgt. Chris Coles carries garbage bags turned in by the Globe
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/6/1983
      Proud crew: Young people from Lakewoods Elementary School and Lake Vista Public School hold up some of the dozens of bags of garbage they others collected in new Oshawa Wildlife reserve
      Proud crew: Young people from Lakewoods Elementary School and Lake Vista Public School hold up some of the dozens of bags of garbage they others collected in new Oshawa Wildlife reserve
      Irish, Paul
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      The spring civic strike at City Hall, when the garbage bags were piled high in High Park and throughout the city, was one of many across the country
      Bezant, Graham
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      Wading in the water and scouring along the banks with rakes and plastic garbage bags, a group 30 York Mills teenagers and housewives does a spring cle(...)
      Wading in the water and scouring along the banks with rakes and plastic garbage bags, a group 30 York Mills teenagers and housewives does a spring cle(...)
      Geo, Mario
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      Faces maksed by garbage bags, three suspects in the pistol-whipping, $148,716 robbery of Canada Trust in Scarborough arrive at 41 division police station to take part in a line-up
      Faces maksed by garbage bags, three suspects in the pistol-whipping, $148,716 robbery of Canada Trust in Scarborough arrive at 41 division police station to take part in a line-up
      Spremo, Boris
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      Gus Turns in Gavel: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris gets a hug from daughter, Rose, after election nominations closed without his name for first time in 40 years
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      Harris, Gus
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      Bull, Ron
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      Harris, Gus
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      Darrell, Dick
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