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Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill
Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill

Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill

Date5/15/1991
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  • Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill.
  • Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill
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Original Toronto Star caption: Landfill protest: Halton Hills resident Rita Landry wears a toilet seat to Queen's Park yesterday to demonstrate against a proposed landfill.
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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_0011480F
      GeographyCountryCanada
      GeographyBuilding, monument or parkQueen's Park (Toronto, Ont.)
      GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
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