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For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)

For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)

Date2/2/1976
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  • For 16 years;. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his job - and he says he'll continue to do it on his own if the society carries out its plans to end the feeding program. A biologist says feeding makes the birds abandon their instinct to migrate south for the winter.
  • For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: For 16 years;. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his job - and he says he'll continue to do it on his own if the society carries out its plans to end the feeding program. A biologist says feeding makes the birds abandon their instinct to migrate south for the winter.
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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_0004008F
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      Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 d(...)
      Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 d(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      1/2/1976
      Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
      Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      1/2/1976
      Inspector Wilf Patey, stays on the job last night at the Toronto Humane Society after being hit on forehead by a rock
      Inspector Wilf Patey, stays on the job last night at the Toronto Humane Society after being hit on forehead by a rock
      Dutton, Don
      9/19/1973
      Humane Society Inspector Wilf Patey holds two make peacocks he captured last night on Balliol St
      Humane Society Inspector Wilf Patey holds two make peacocks he captured last night on Balliol St
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      9/16/1973
      Each year, the flightless birds who can't migrate south - this year's batch includes geese, swans and ducks - winter in a fenced-in and heated enclosure near the greenhouse
      Each year, the flightless birds who can't migrate south - this year's batch includes geese, swans and ducks - winter in a fenced-in and heated enclosure near the greenhouse
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      12/7/1977
      Scores of ducks-but not Ringo-paddle along the shore of Lake Ontario as Humane Society Inspector John McArthur tosses bread crumbs and corn to them to(...)
      Scores of ducks-but not Ringo-paddle along the shore of Lake Ontario as Humane Society Inspector John McArthur tosses bread crumbs and corn to them to(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      11/10/1971
      Humane society officials Wilf Patey and Ralph Burton examine a boa constrictor, one of the exotic pets from a Scarborough shop raided yesterday on com(...)
      Humane society officials Wilf Patey and Ralph Burton examine a boa constrictor, one of the exotic pets from a Scarborough shop raided yesterday on com(...)
      Geo, Mario
      9/12/1973
      It's time of a handout, and Humane Society Inspector George Pichler offers grain to a flock of Canada Geese wintering along Metro's Lake Ontario shore(...)
      It's time of a handout, and Humane Society Inspector George Pichler offers grain to a flock of Canada Geese wintering along Metro's Lake Ontario shore(...)
      Feeny, Edwin
      1/12/1971
      Live fox taken in Metro. Toronto Humane Society Inspector Wilfred Patey conducted a fox hunt in Metro yesterday and came back with a live one, as the (...)
      Live fox taken in Metro. Toronto Humane Society Inspector Wilfred Patey conducted a fox hunt in Metro yesterday and came back with a live one, as the (...)
      Dutton, Don
      4/18/1966
      Image shows a police boat and a few people in it with a lot of sea gulls above them.
      Sea guills cloud the sky as Wilfred Patey (in hat), a Toronto Humane Society inspector, leads the search around the outer harbor for an injured gull. (...)
      Dutton, Don
      7/13/1978
      Lucky lived up to her name. With Humane Society Inspector Patey, owner Guinn
      Lucky lived up to her name. With Humane Society Inspector Patey, owner Guinn
      Dutton, Don
      4/17/1963
      Dozing in the Sun, a variety of ducks and geese bask in the fresh breezes yesterday on the waterfront steps near the Harbor Police, perhaps dreaming t(...)
      Dozing in the Sun, a variety of ducks and geese bask in the fresh breezes yesterday on the waterfront steps near the Harbor Police, perhaps dreaming t(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      3/27/1972