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There are Pieces of Canada being advertised by billboards on the sites of Whiterock Estates' subdivisions, and in newspaper advertisements. However, s(...)
There are Pieces of Canada being advertised by billboards on the sites of Whiterock Estates' subdivisions, and in newspaper advertisements. However, s(...)

There are Pieces of Canada being advertised by billboards on the sites of Whiterock Estates' subdivisions, and in newspaper advertisements. However, s(...)

Date9/10/1971
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  • There are Pieces of Canada being advertised by billboards on the sites of Whiterock Estates' subdivisions; and in newspaper advertisements. However; some lawyers say there is some question about clear title to the land.
  • There are Pieces of Canada being advertised by billboards on the sites of Whiterock Estates' subdivisions, and in newspaper advertisements. However, s(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: There are Pieces of Canada being advertised by billboards on the sites of Whiterock Estates' subdivisions; and in newspaper advertisements. However; some lawyers say there is some question about clear title to the land.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003793F
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      Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
      Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
      Ross, Fred
      9/10/1971
      Prospective buyers of a lot in a Whiterock Estates subdivision
      Prospective buyers of a lot in a Whiterock Estates subdivision
      Ross, Fred
      9/12/1971
      Gary Bluestein, president of Whiterock Estates, and his brother Ronald effectively control company by virtue of being by far largest shareholders in firm.
      Gary Bluestein, president of Whiterock Estates, and his brother Ronald effectively control company by virtue of being by far largest shareholders in firm.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      9/10/1971
      They took a look at the Whiterock Estate subdivision, after getting a free $8 voucher for gasoline, but Mr
      They took a look at the Whiterock Estate subdivision, after getting a free $8 voucher for gasoline, but Mr
      Teskey, Frank
      9/12/1971
      Jack Wall, Whiterock Estates' Vice-President and Sales Director, heads the company's sales program across Ontario
      Jack Wall, Whiterock Estates' Vice-President and Sales Director, heads the company's sales program across Ontario
      Ross, Fred
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      Russell, Jim
      6/7/1988
      Better prospects: There's more work to be had these days than back in the early 1980s when this young man, unemployed and unskilled, scanned the classified advertisements
      Better prospects: There's more work to be had these days than back in the early 1980s when this young man, unemployed and unskilled, scanned the classified advertisements
      Lennon, Frank
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      City of Toronto Ashbridge's Bay reclamation, plan of proposed subdivision shewing location of factory sites, wharf properties, and parks
      Sankey, Villiers, 1853-1905
      1896
      Humber Valley surveys. Riverside subdivision. Baby Point subdivision. Glebe subdivisions. Bridge and subdivision. Old Mill subdivision. Proprietors: (...)
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      c1912
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      Parochial and township subdivisions of Lower Canada, in return to the annexed Address of the Legislative assembly, 1853
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