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Widely unpopular: The Toronto Home Builders' Association will co-ordinate protests by new home buyers against the introduction of the unpopular group mailboxes in new subdivisions
Widely unpopular: The Toronto Home Builders' Association will co-ordinate protests by new home buyers against the introduction of the unpopular group mailboxes in new subdivisions

Widely unpopular: The Toronto Home Builders' Association will co-ordinate protests by new home buyers against the introduction of the unpopular group mailboxes in new subdivisions

Date11/28/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Widely unpopular: The Toronto Home Builders' Association will co-ordinate protests by new home buyers against the introduction of the unpopular group mailboxes in new subdivisions.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011085F
      Myer Godfrey, chairman of the Toronto Home Builders' Association (THBA) government liasion committee and the vice-president of Yorkwood Homes, believes proposed safety provisions may give new-home buyers a false - and expensive - sense of security
      Myer Godfrey, chairman of the Toronto Home Builders' Association (THBA) government liasion committee and the vice-president of Yorkwood Homes, believes proposed safety provisions may give new-home buyers a false - and expensive - sense of security
      Stuparyk, Michael
      1/15/1990
      Mailboxes causing super problems, Postman George Lumb delivers mail to this row of green Canada Post mailboxes on Westney Rd. in Ajax, which will even(...)
      Mailboxes causing super problems, Postman George Lumb delivers mail to this row of green Canada Post mailboxes on Westney Rd. in Ajax, which will even(...)
      Dunlop, Al
      3/16/1988
      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
      Stuck in the mud: It's so bad on the construction site that even backhoes are getting stuck says Mendy Finkelstein of the home builders' sales and marketing council. Builders want Ottawa to extend the deadline on $3,000 grants for new homes because of the
      Stuck in the mud: It's so bad on the construction site that even backhoes are getting stuck says Mendy Finkelstein of the home builders' sales and marketing council. Builders want Ottawa to extend the deadline on $3,000 grants for new homes because of the
      Beaty, Keith
      4/11/1983
      Two semi-detached houses by the Georgian Group, builders of the Humberview Hills subdivision. Bolton, Ontario
      Two semi-detached houses by the Georgian Group, builders of the Humberview Hills subdivision. Bolton, Ontario
      Davies, Stan
      2/4/1975
      Al Boisvert, shown here checking cabbie Robert Boyd, is one of 33 inspectors with Metro Licensing Commission. It's an unpopular agency. A dump truck operator once vowed he would run over Al Boisvert.
      Al Boisvert, shown here checking cabbie Robert Boyd, is one of 33 inspectors with Metro Licensing Commission. It's an unpopular agency. A dump truck operator once vowed he would run over Al Boisvert.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      4/20/1972
      Bill Vander Zalm: He says people want politicians who get things done and change is bound to be unpopular in the short term
      Bill Vander Zalm: He says people want politicians who get things done and change is bound to be unpopular in the short term
      Faught, Ken
      11/26/1987
      Malcolm Fraser: Now unpopular
      Malcolm Fraser: Now unpopular
      Fraser, Malcolm, 1930-2015
      7/21/1977
      Last stand: Mayor John Sewell's stand on unpopular issues brought him down to defeat last night
      Last stand: Mayor John Sewell's stand on unpopular issues brought him down to defeat last night
      Loek, Dick
      11/10/1980
      Retired rural mailman Hugh Strong leans on one of the 200 mailboxes along his old route southeast of Port Perry
      Retired rural mailman Hugh Strong leans on one of the 200 mailboxes along his old route southeast of Port Perry
      Slaughter, Mike
      7/19/1978
      Supporting the mail strike, This letter carriers' union is issuing cards that supporters can hang on their mailboxes, to turn away letters delivered b(...)
      Supporting the mail strike, This letter carriers' union is issuing cards that supporters can hang on their mailboxes, to turn away letters delivered b(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      6/16/1987
      Hugh Heron: The Metro builder is now president of the Ontario Homes Builders Association
      Hugh Heron: The Metro builder is now president of the Ontario Homes Builders Association
      Brennan, Pat
      4/14/1986