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North York Mayor Mel Lastman (right), lawyer Barry Swadron (centre) and Alderman Jack Bedder hold a press conference on the case of Alderman John Knox, who has admitted he took a trip to the Bahamas on the $470 he received from the borough to study road m
North York Mayor Mel Lastman (right), lawyer Barry Swadron (centre) and Alderman Jack Bedder hold a press conference on the case of Alderman John Knox, who has admitted he took a trip to the Bahamas on the $470 he received from the borough to study road m

North York Mayor Mel Lastman (right), lawyer Barry Swadron (centre) and Alderman Jack Bedder hold a press conference on the case of Alderman John Knox, who has admitted he took a trip to the Bahamas on the $470 he received from the borough to study road m

Date8/13/1973
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  • North York Mayor Mel Lastman (right), lawyer Barry Swadron (centre) and Alderman Jack Bedder hold a press conference on the case of Alderman John Knox, who has admitted he took a trip to the Bahamas on the $470 he received from the borough to study road m
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0061621F
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    NorthYork Alderman Jack Bedder finished fifth in borough council race
    NorthYork Alderman Jack Bedder finished fifth in borough council race
    Bedder, Jack
    12/2/1974
    We don't like to gloat, but . . . The first car down the Spadina ditch was driven by North York Alderman Esther Shiner accompanied by the borough's mayor, Mel Lastman. [Incomplete]
    We don't like to gloat, but . . . The first car down the Spadina ditch was driven by North York Alderman Esther Shiner accompanied by the borough's mayor, Mel Lastman. [Incomplete]
    Bull, Ron
    9/8/1976
    North York Mayor Mel Lastman (left) addresses a press conference announcing a $25 million federal office building (architect's sketch behind him) will be built in the borough
    North York Mayor Mel Lastman (left) addresses a press conference announcing a $25 million federal office building (architect's sketch behind him) will be built in the borough
    Beaty, Keith
    5/22/1973
    Ex-Alderman Jack Bedder, Too ambitious making money, he says
    Ex-Alderman Jack Bedder, Too ambitious making money, he says
    Bedder, Jack
    7/20/1978
    Bahamas is goal of the airmen. They will sail to Toronto and then cross Lake Ontario for trip down the Erie canal to Albany, N.Y. Jack Cunningham, lef(...)
    Bahamas is goal of the airmen. They will sail to Toronto and then cross Lake Ontario for trip down the Erie canal to Albany, N.Y. Jack Cunningham, lef(...)
    Cunningham, Jack
    10/29/1946
    Death a mystery: Barbara Hall, whose son Ronnie, 25, died after dental surgery, attends inquest yesterday with lawyer Barry Swadron
    Death a mystery: Barbara Hall, whose son Ronnie, 25, died after dental surgery, attends inquest yesterday with lawyer Barry Swadron
    Hall, Ron
    8/19/1991
    Children from 45 area schools joined North York Mayor Mel Lastman and Alderman Marilyn Meshberg for a run down new fitness trail in Bestview Park yesterday after it was opened officially
    Children from 45 area schools joined North York Mayor Mel Lastman and Alderman Marilyn Meshberg for a run down new fitness trail in Bestview Park yesterday after it was opened officially
    Lastman, Mel
    10/13/1976
    Running hard: Controller Barbara Greene, accompanied by daughter Carly, 7, begins her drive to oust Mel Lastman as North York's mayor at a press conference yesterday
    Running hard: Controller Barbara Greene, accompanied by daughter Carly, 7, begins her drive to oust Mel Lastman as North York's mayor at a press conference yesterday
    Greene, Barbara, 1945-
    9/3/1985
    Tanned after his Bahamas vacation, Diefenbaker holds chin at rally of P
    Tanned after his Bahamas vacation, Diefenbaker holds chin at rally of P
    Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
    1/18/1963
    Merry christmas, Solomon Green, 11, of the Bahamas, tries on helmet after leaving hospital where he had operation to correct crossed eyes. Helping him(...)
    Merry christmas, Solomon Green, 11, of the Bahamas, tries on helmet after leaving hospital where he had operation to correct crossed eyes. Helping him(...)
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    12/17/1977
    Peel me a grape: North York Mayor Mel Lastman - dressed as Bacchus, the Greek god of wine - gets personal attention from York borough Mayor Gayle Christie, sporting the costume of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture
    Peel me a grape: North York Mayor Mel Lastman - dressed as Bacchus, the Greek god of wine - gets personal attention from York borough Mayor Gayle Christie, sporting the costume of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture
    Darrell, Dick
    9/4/1981
    Metro's big wheels get their lumps, While Mayor Phil White (left) of York Borough, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York and Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey listen in
    Metro's big wheels get their lumps, While Mayor Phil White (left) of York Borough, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York and Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey listen in
    Griffin, Doug
    3/15/1974