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  • Subject: Pollution
City hall at 2 P.M.: The haze beings to descend again. Fog and some thundershowers are predicted tonight. Conditions aren't likely to improve until Saturday
City hall at 2 P.M.: The haze beings to descend again. Fog and some thundershowers are predicted tonight. Conditions aren't likely to improve until Saturday
7/30/1970
Smog blanket over Toronto prompted Arlene Abbott to wear gauze surgical mask on her way to work this morning to filter out pollutants which could be a(...)
Smog blanket over Toronto prompted Arlene Abbott to wear gauze surgical mask on her way to work this morning to filter out pollutants which could be a(...)
11/1/1967
Car exhausts spew out half the pollution in the city air, Bill given good chance to pass U
Car exhausts spew out half the pollution in the city air, Bill given good chance to pass U
4/23/1965
The offender?, Blamed for massive downtown air pollution, not a wisp of smoke curled from 250-foot Hydro smokestack on Pearl St. when photographed, 10.28 a.m. today
The offender?, Blamed for massive downtown air pollution, not a wisp of smoke curled from 250-foot Hydro smokestack on Pearl St. when photographed, 10.28 a.m. today
11/23/1967
Test centre for auto pollution is run by the provincial government on Castlefield Ave
Test centre for auto pollution is run by the provincial government on Castlefield Ave
2/27/1973
A Halt in use of Freon as a propellant in aerosol cans was announced by F
A Halt in use of Freon as a propellant in aerosol cans was announced by F
8/28/1975
Mirroring a refinery, Spewing smoke into the air, the Texaco refinery at Port Credit is reflected in the glassy waters of an adjoining pond, created b(...)
Mirroring a refinery, Spewing smoke into the air, the Texaco refinery at Port Credit is reflected in the glassy waters of an adjoining pond, created b(...)
6/2/1971
Polluting the water and air, this phosphorus-producing plant built by the Electric Reduction Company of Canada is the target for Newfoundland fisherme(...)
Polluting the water and air, this phosphorus-producing plant built by the Electric Reduction Company of Canada is the target for Newfoundland fisherme(...)
9/18/1969
Aiming a water jet backed by 10,000 pounds of pressure, a workman starts ripping apart a railway boxcar that is to be demolished for scrap on site in (...)
Aiming a water jet backed by 10,000 pounds of pressure, a workman starts ripping apart a railway boxcar that is to be demolished for scrap on site in (...)
12/10/1970
Steel liners as much as 60 feet long and weighing up to five tons are slipped into the 320-foot-high anti-pollution smokestack at the St. Lawrence Sta(...)
Steel liners as much as 60 feet long and weighing up to five tons are slipped into the 320-foot-high anti-pollution smokestack at the St. Lawrence Sta(...)
7/12/1971
Anti-contamination suits are donned by hydro workers Terry Godfrey (left) and Ron Tasker before they start repairs on transformer after Adelaide St. f(...)
Anti-contamination suits are donned by hydro workers Terry Godfrey (left) and Ron Tasker before they start repairs on transformer after Adelaide St. f(...)
12/15/1977
Carbon monoxide released by traffic on Highway 401 near the airport will be measured by the monitoring equipment Gary Shienfield is installing on a 40(...)
Carbon monoxide released by traffic on Highway 401 near the airport will be measured by the monitoring equipment Gary Shienfield is installing on a 40(...)
6/29/1970
Monitoring the air we breathe is the job of these machines at the provincial government's air management branch
Monitoring the air we breathe is the job of these machines at the provincial government's air management branch
4/6/1973
Some experts fear more scenes like this one in 1982 when a blanket of smog over the city caused a pollution emergency
Some experts fear more scenes like this one in 1982 when a blanket of smog over the city caused a pollution emergency
10/27/1982
Free pollution checks for cars, The Ontario Motor League will be offering motorists free pollution checks on their cars' exhaust systems beginning nex(...)
Free pollution checks for cars, The Ontario Motor League will be offering motorists free pollution checks on their cars' exhaust systems beginning nex(...)
5/28/1973
To check on the amount of pollution in Toronto's atmosphere, there are 20 of these catchment basins spotted around the city. Here Joana Gambell, labor(...)
To check on the amount of pollution in Toronto's atmosphere, there are 20 of these catchment basins spotted around the city. Here Joana Gambell, labor(...)
11/21/1955
Idle chimneys such as these have become more frequent, as the past year recorded the highest loss of jobs in any 10 years since 1929
Idle chimneys such as these have become more frequent, as the past year recorded the highest loss of jobs in any 10 years since 1929
8/21/1969
A Backyard pollution monitor is inspected by resident of Huddlestone Court in Scarborough, where a fine white dust settles whenever there's a breakdow(...)
A Backyard pollution monitor is inspected by resident of Huddlestone Court in Scarborough, where a fine white dust settles whenever there's a breakdow(...)
11/4/1971
Working In Man Made Clouds, These hydro employees seem to be working high in the clouds near the Lakeview generating station, but actually they are ju(...)
Working In Man Made Clouds, These hydro employees seem to be working high in the clouds near the Lakeview generating station, but actually they are ju(...)
1/19/1971
Last week Queen's Park was accused of stalling its new environmental legislation
Last week Queen's Park was accused of stalling its new environmental legislation
1/1/1970
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