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Friends and neighbors block the entrance of a house on Ontario St
Friends and neighbors block the entrance of a house on Ontario St

Friends and neighbors block the entrance of a house on Ontario St

Date7/3/1972
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  • Friends and neighbors block the entrance of a house on Ontario St
  • Friends and neighbors block the entrance of a house on Ontario St. yesterday to keep movers from taking out the furniture. Joyce Martel had come home to find movers carting the furniture out of her furnished flat in an attempt to force the family to move out. Neighbors; headed by a community worker; stopped the removal; which had been ordered by the landlady; a tenant of the Meridian Building Group; which proposes a high-rise apartment developement.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Friends and neighbors block the entrance of a house on Ontario St. yesterday to keep movers from taking out the furniture. Joyce Martel had come home to find movers carting the furniture out of her furnished flat in an attempt to force the family to move out. Neighbors; headed by a community worker; stopped the removal; which had been ordered by the landlady; a tenant of the Meridian Building Group; which proposes a high-rise apartment developement.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008639F
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