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Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background
Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background

Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background

Date5/24/1990
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0129844F
      Chairman Hugh Miller (right) addresses North Pickering ratepayers who gathered in a house in Brougham last night to protest building a new airport and(...)
      Chairman Hugh Miller (right) addresses North Pickering ratepayers who gathered in a house in Brougham last night to protest building a new airport and(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      3/3/1972
      Two Etobicoke ratepayers are trying have two Etobicoke trustees removed from the Board of Education because of an alleged conflict of interest. C. W. Cooper and D. R. Meeson have filed the charges against John Parker, chairman of the board, and trustee S. Ted White and are seeking a hearing before a York County judge. [Incomplete]
      Two Etobicoke ratepayers are trying have two Etobicoke trustees removed from the Board of Education because of an alleged conflict of interest. C. W. Cooper and D. R. Meeson have filed the charges against John Parker, chairman of the board, and trustee S. Ted White and are seeking a hearing before a York County judge. [Incomplete]
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      4/28/1968
      Street protest: ratepayers' Association members picket yesterday in front of Candy's, an after-hours bar in the Thistletown plaza
      Street protest: ratepayers' Association members picket yesterday in front of Candy's, an after-hours bar in the Thistletown plaza
      Power, Peter
      11/9/1991
      Taxpayer sounds off. R. J. Doherty, acting head of the Ward 3 ratepayers association, gives East York mayor True Davidson a piece of his mind after 25(...)
      Taxpayer sounds off. R. J. Doherty, acting head of the Ward 3 ratepayers association, gives East York mayor True Davidson a piece of his mind after 25(...)
      Davidson, True, 1901-1978
      8/27/1969
      A hand-carved Griffin was made by Bill Johnson (right), president of the Nassagaweya Area Ratepayers' Association, and presented to Ombudsman Arthur M(...)
      A hand-carved Griffin was made by Bill Johnson (right), president of the Nassagaweya Area Ratepayers' Association, and presented to Ombudsman Arthur M(...)
      Dinsmore, Ted
      12/2/1975
      Michael Colle, interim chairman of a ratepayers group being organized in Central Park. Bramalea, Ontario
      Michael Colle, interim chairman of a ratepayers group being organized in Central Park. Bramalea, Ontario
      Colle, Michael
      7/24/1974
      Taking action: John Ayre and other tenants in three low-rise buildings west of High Park are buying the apartments and converting them into co-operatives to get the places fixed up
      Taking action: John Ayre and other tenants in three low-rise buildings west of High Park are buying the apartments and converting them into co-operatives to get the places fixed up
      Darrell, Dick
      5/21/1980
      Changing face: Upcoming projects such as this one, at left, which will replace low-rise apartment buildings with a condominium complex twice the height, may change the area shown in map
      Changing face: Upcoming projects such as this one, at left, which will replace low-rise apartment buildings with a condominium complex twice the height, may change the area shown in map
      Beaty, Keith
      10/29/1986
      Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
      Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
      Spremo, Boris
      10/7/1971
      Ratepayers ask a subway in the sky on yonge
      Ratepayers ask a subway in the sky on yonge
      Philp, Barry
      3/28/1966
      Image shows St. Clair reservoir in the park.
      6-Acre tank on St. Clair nearly ready for ratepayers. The new 50-million gallon reservoir at St. Clair Ave. W. and Spadina Rd. underwent a contractors(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/31/1931
      At the end of a rough day on the expropriation front, Mayor William Dennison faced Ward Two ratepayers-augmented by Don Mount residents fighting expro(...)
      At the end of a rough day on the expropriation front, Mayor William Dennison faced Ward Two ratepayers-augmented by Don Mount residents fighting expro(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      9/12/1967