Why shouldn't we be allowed to sell our land to whoever pays the best price? ask Jerry and Jackie Utter, of Stoney Creek. They're angered by the provi(...)

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Why shouldn't we be allowed to sell our land to whoever pays the best price? ask Jerry and Jackie Utter, of Stoney Creek. They're angered by the provi(...)

Date6/11/1973

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Bezant, Graham (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Why shouldn't we be allowed to sell our land to whoever pays the best price? ask Jerry and Jackie Utter, of Stoney Creek. They're angered by the provincial government's decision to force their land to remain as a fruit farm.

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