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Louise and George Tunstead, foster parents to more than 80 children in the past two years, find themselves the centre of a controversy because they want to offer a permanent home to youngsters
Louise and George Tunstead, foster parents to more than 80 children in the past two years, find themselves the centre of a controversy because they want to offer a permanent home to youngsters

Louise and George Tunstead, foster parents to more than 80 children in the past two years, find themselves the centre of a controversy because they want to offer a permanent home to youngsters

Date3/31/1971
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0135049F
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      Skateboarding Is fun, but many youngsters and a few parents, too, found themselves in the emergency rooms of Metro's hospitals this summer with broken(...)
      Bull, Ron
      10/3/1977
      Foster Parents to more than 60 children over the past 25 years, Robert and Ada Fairlie of North York hold the medallion and scroll presented to them last night at the annual meeting of the Metro Toronto Children's Aid Society.
      Foster Parents to more than 60 children over the past 25 years, Robert and Ada Fairlie of North York hold the medallion and scroll presented to them last night at the annual meeting of the Metro Toronto Children's Aid Society.
      Bezant, Graham
      3/20/1974
      Riding an elephant is a big treat for youngsters - and their parents - visiting Safari, children's zoo in La Ronde amusement area of Expo. It's home o(...)
      Riding an elephant is a big treat for youngsters - and their parents - visiting Safari, children's zoo in La Ronde amusement area of Expo. It's home o(...)
      Expo 67 (Montreal, Québec)
      7/15/1967
      With nothing much to do but hang around, these Moose Lake youngsters amuse themselves playing with an abandoned car
      With nothing much to do but hang around, these Moose Lake youngsters amuse themselves playing with an abandoned car
      Faught, Ken
      3/28/1990
      Michael Barrett, Chairman of the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada, here with his wife, Ann, and children, Heather and Andrea, says parents may have reservations about sex book Show Me, but they should be able to decide for themselves if it is appropriate.
      Michael Barrett, Chairman of the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada, here with his wife, Ann, and children, Heather and Andrea, says parents may have reservations about sex book Show Me, but they should be able to decide for themselves if it is appropriate.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/28/1975
      Poster pals. Maple Leaf left-winger Stewart Gavin and Rahul Gupta, 8, check the Metro Children's Aid Society poster they appear on to help locate foster homes for ethnic youngsters
      Poster pals. Maple Leaf left-winger Stewart Gavin and Rahul Gupta, 8, check the Metro Children's Aid Society poster they appear on to help locate foster homes for ethnic youngsters
      Gavin, Stewart, 1960-
      6/20/1985
      Here are three of the historic inns in Britain that offer rooms and meals to travellers who want to pamper themselves in historic surroundings. [Incomplete]
      Here are three of the historic inns in Britain that offer rooms and meals to travellers who want to pamper themselves in historic surroundings. [Incomplete]
      Bryant, George
      4/25/1983
      We never counted them, say Ambrose Nesbitt and his wife, Mary, so they don't know exactly how many foster children they have cared for in the past 25 years-but it is more than 50
      We never counted them, say Ambrose Nesbitt and his wife, Mary, so they don't know exactly how many foster children they have cared for in the past 25 years-but it is more than 50
      Spremo, Boris
      3/11/1971
      Teenagers like their parents to share their interests, Andrew Croll, the father of five, discovered when he asked youngsters to rate his performance as a parent. Taking the hint, he's watching son Peter, 16, and daughter Cynthia, 15, carry through a sewing project. Recently divorced, Croll is providing all parenting for the family.
      Teenagers like their parents to share their interests, Andrew Croll, the father of five, discovered when he asked youngsters to rate his performance as a parent. Taking the hint, he's watching son Peter, 16, and daughter Cynthia, 15, carry through a sewing project. Recently divorced, Croll is providing all parenting for the family.
      Mahler, John
      11/24/1975
      Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
      Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
      Calleja, Frank
      2/22/1987
      It's like a secular baptism, says County Court Judge Archibald Carter about ceremony when he grants permanent custody of children to adoptive parents. Carter went through his customary warm ceremony for 9-month-old John who became son of Ray and Bambi Reilly. Brother Grant, 4, looks on.
      It's like a secular baptism, says County Court Judge Archibald Carter about ceremony when he grants permanent custody of children to adoptive parents. Carter went through his customary warm ceremony for 9-month-old John who became son of Ray and Bambi Reilly. Brother Grant, 4, looks on.
      Brennan, Pat
      1/27/1977
      We never counted them, say Ambrose Nesbitt and his wife, mary, so they don't know exactly how many foster children they have cared for in the past 25-year - but it is more than 50
      We never counted them, say Ambrose Nesbitt and his wife, mary, so they don't know exactly how many foster children they have cared for in the past 25-year - but it is more than 50
      Spremo, Boris
      8/6/1980