West Hill Army Cadets work in 36-degree water to sandbag the shoreline next to four houses in Pickering Township threatened by the rising waters of La(...)

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West Hill Army Cadets work in 36-degree water to sandbag the shoreline next to four houses in Pickering Township threatened by the rising waters of La(...)

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Original Toronto Star caption: West Hill Army Cadets work in 36-degree water to sandbag the shoreline next to four houses in Pickering Township threatened by the rising waters of Lake Ontario. The 14-year-old volunteers formed a human chain to pass down 40-pound sandbags. Spray from a breakwater rose 20 feet; drenching the cadets.

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