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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(...)

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(...)

Date1/2/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 ducks; geese and seagulls were caught in what was believed to be fuel oil from an unknown source. Only about 5 per cent will live; says Patey; society's chief license inspector. The rest will last about seven days after they pick away at the oil on their feathers; swallow it and die. Most of the oil is frozen in the ice.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
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    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011026F
      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(...)
      Brennan, Pat
      2/2/1976
      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
      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
      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
      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
      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
      Lunch time at the T-D centre. More than 4,000 downtown office workers soaked up the cool sound of the Ellis McLintock band, under the warm sun, at yes(...)
      Lunch time at the T-D centre. More than 4,000 downtown office workers soaked up the cool sound of the Ellis McLintock band, under the warm sun, at yes(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      6/9/1970
      Toronto Humane Society workers Jan Pinney, left, and Tricia Ralston say they are becoming increasingly disturbed by the number of animals arriving at the shelter as strays and not being claimed
      Toronto Humane Society workers Jan Pinney, left, and Tricia Ralston say they are becoming increasingly disturbed by the number of animals arriving at the shelter as strays and not being claimed
      Goode, Jeff
      6/2/1978
      Spill aftermath: Workers board up a home destroyed yesterday by fire after gasoline leaked into the Timmins sewer system
      Spill aftermath: Workers board up a home destroyed yesterday by fire after gasoline leaked into the Timmins sewer system
      Spremo, Boris
      3/31/1986
      Image shows dock workers unloading the cargo ship.
      Harbor reflects a busy year. As dock workers transfer cargo on Pier 29 along Toronto's waterfront, where the Greek ship Ulysses Castle is moored, the (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      11/2/1972
      Cleaning up: Work crews place a boom in front of a sewer grate on Sand Beach Road to stop a spill of diesel oil from VIA Rail's maintenance centre in Mimico
      Cleaning up: Work crews place a boom in front of a sewer grate on Sand Beach Road to stop a spill of diesel oil from VIA Rail's maintenance centre in Mimico
      Stuparyk, Michael
      1/30/1989