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Volunteers help pile 12,000 sandbags around farmer Ed Zylema's home near Winnipeg
Volunteers help pile 12,000 sandbags around farmer Ed Zylema's home near Winnipeg

Volunteers help pile 12,000 sandbags around farmer Ed Zylema's home near Winnipeg

Date4/25/1979
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  • Volunteers help pile 12,000 sandbags around farmer Ed Zylema's home near Winnipeg
  • Volunteers help pile 12;000 sandbags around farmer Ed Zylema's home near Winnipeg
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Original Toronto Star caption: Volunteers help pile 12;000 sandbags around farmer Ed Zylema's home near Winnipeg
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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_0007151F
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      4. A line of volunteers are placing sandbags on of the weaker parts of the dikes
      4. A line of volunteers are placing sandbags on of the weaker parts of the dikes
      Loek, Dick
      4/22/1974
      Behind Sandbags: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hibbard watch Lake Ontario hit the Frenchman's Bay shoreline yesterday as sandbags protect their home
      Behind Sandbags: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hibbard watch Lake Ontario hit the Frenchman's Bay shoreline yesterday as sandbags protect their home
      Beaty, Keith
      4/9/1973
      Sandbags guard beaches against lake, Cathryn Moss stands watch last night on sandbags that keep the water Lake Ontario out of the Balmy Beach Club and nearby boathouses
      Sandbags guard beaches against lake, Cathryn Moss stands watch last night on sandbags that keep the water Lake Ontario out of the Balmy Beach Club and nearby boathouses
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      3/8/1979
      On the shore of Lake Erie, Eva Malolepszy and Nora Srokosz fill and stack sandbags outside their home in Harich Township as the already-high lake threatens houses
      On the shore of Lake Erie, Eva Malolepszy and Nora Srokosz fill and stack sandbags outside their home in Harich Township as the already-high lake threatens houses
      Ross, Fred
      3/16/1973
      Sandbags guard eastern beaches, Sixteen-year-old Dale Lockhart guides her blind poodle, Merry Christmas, along a sandbag wall built by the city parks (...)
      Sandbags guard eastern beaches, Sixteen-year-old Dale Lockhart guides her blind poodle, Merry Christmas, along a sandbag wall built by the city parks (...)
      Bull, Ron
      9 March 1973
      Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd
      Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd
      Brennan, Pat
      4/9/1973
      Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
      Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/13/1948
      Judy Eisner, Volunteers to help bring in crops
      Judy Eisner, Volunteers to help bring in crops
      Griffin, Doug
      10/15/1973
      Working on compromise: Resident James Douglas says volunteers would help run a new retail postal outlet that could replace the village's post office, closed last month in favor of super mailboxes.
      Working on compromise: Resident James Douglas says volunteers would help run a new retail postal outlet that could replace the village's post office, closed last month in favor of super mailboxes.
      Calleja, Frank
      9/3/1992
      Joseph Bauer gives riding instructions to Mrs. Shirley Trailing at Shadow Creek Stables, north of Toronto. Mrs. Trailing is one of the handicapped who are learning to ride under the sponsorship of the Community Association for the Disabled. Mrs. Joyce Powell, standing left, is one of the volunteers who help with lessons.
      Joseph Bauer gives riding instructions to Mrs. Shirley Trailing at Shadow Creek Stables, north of Toronto. Mrs. Trailing is one of the handicapped who are learning to ride under the sponsorship of the Community Association for the Disabled. Mrs. Joyce Powell, standing left, is one of the volunteers who help with lessons.
      Bull, Ron
      10/18/1972
      Tax time: Harold O'Brien (centre), one of about 6,000 Revenue Canada volunteers helps seniors like Audrey Garrett and Tom Brandon unravel the mysteries of income tax returns
      Tax time: Harold O'Brien (centre), one of about 6,000 Revenue Canada volunteers helps seniors like Audrey Garrett and Tom Brandon unravel the mysteries of income tax returns
      Dunlop, Al
      1/13/1988
      Manning The Phone at his Christian Distress Clinic, Bruce Doney offers spiritual comfrot and practical help to anyone who calls in distress. He started the clinic 3 1/2 years ago and now he and a staff of 11 volunteers handle an average of 18-19 calls a day.
      Manning The Phone at his Christian Distress Clinic, Bruce Doney offers spiritual comfrot and practical help to anyone who calls in distress. He started the clinic 3 1/2 years ago and now he and a staff of 11 volunteers handle an average of 18-19 calls a day.
      Bull, Ron
      6/29/1978