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Metro Chairman Ab Campbell last week said that whichever party comes to power this month, it will be asked to grant certain freedoms to Metro. One Star reader disagrees with this position
Metro Chairman Ab Campbell last week said that whichever party comes to power this month, it will be asked to grant certain freedoms to Metro. One Star reader disagrees with this position

Metro Chairman Ab Campbell last week said that whichever party comes to power this month, it will be asked to grant certain freedoms to Metro. One Star reader disagrees with this position

Date8/23/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Metro Chairman Ab Campbell last week said that whichever party comes to power this month, it will be asked to grant certain freedoms to Metro. One Star reader disagrees with this position.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0035948F
Metro Chairman Ab Campbell chases one of the ponies he keeps on his 19-acre Scarborough farm, in this photo taken last year. The land could be worth a(...)
Metro Chairman Ab Campbell chases one of the ponies he keeps on his 19-acre Scarborough farm, in this photo taken last year. The land could be worth a(...)
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Ab campbell opens his library. Scarborough Alderman Carol Ruddell sits on floor with daughter, Amy, 3, as Metro Chairman Ab Campbell shows her a book (...)
Ab campbell opens his library. Scarborough Alderman Carol Ruddell sits on floor with daughter, Amy, 3, as Metro Chairman Ab Campbell shows her a book (...)
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Just a farmer at heart, Metro chairman Ab Campbell parks a boot on a cedar fence rail and surveys his 19-acre spread in Scarborough. Campbell returns (...)
Just a farmer at heart, Metro chairman Ab Campbell parks a boot on a cedar fence rail and surveys his 19-acre spread in Scarborough. Campbell returns (...)
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Metro Chairman Ab Campbell. Illness forced him to resign the job
Metro Chairman Ab Campbell. Illness forced him to resign the job
10/19/1972
One of 10 independent candidates from the Metro area, Donald Campbell, 32, shows card he's handing out in the St. George riding. He's running because he disagrees with all three major parties on French-language question.
One of 10 independent candidates from the Metro area, Donald Campbell, 32, shows card he's handing out in the St. George riding. He's running because he disagrees with all three major parties on French-language question.
6/2/1977
Delicate conference next week of federal, provincial municipal officials will bring together Metro Chairman Albert Campbell (left) and Urban Affairs M(...)
Delicate conference next week of federal, provincial municipal officials will bring together Metro Chairman Albert Campbell (left) and Urban Affairs M(...)
4/28/1971
Author and urban expert Jane Jacobs (left), Controller Margaret Campbell and alderman-elect Ying Hope listen as Metro Chairman Ab Campbell tells them (...)
Author and urban expert Jane Jacobs (left), Controller Margaret Campbell and alderman-elect Ying Hope listen as Metro Chairman Ab Campbell tells them (...)
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Former Metro chairman Fred G. Gardiner, shown beside presents Metro chairman William Allen, came to Metro council today asking Metro renew per bed grants for hospital construction
Former Metro chairman Fred G. Gardiner, shown beside presents Metro chairman William Allen, came to Metro council today asking Metro renew per bed grants for hospital construction
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John Kruger, executive assistant to Metro chairman Ab Campbell, sits in his office overlooking Nathan Philips Square
John Kruger, executive assistant to Metro chairman Ab Campbell, sits in his office overlooking Nathan Philips Square
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A curling Campbell. Metro Chairman Albert Campbell delivers a rock at a bonspiel for Metro councillors, employees and their guests Saturday at the Eas(...)
A curling Campbell. Metro Chairman Albert Campbell delivers a rock at a bonspiel for Metro councillors, employees and their guests Saturday at the Eas(...)
2/28/1971
Billie Jean King led Philadelphia Freedoms to their 17th victory in 21 World Team Tennis matches last night, a narrow 27-26 win over Toronto Royals. B(...)
Billie Jean King led Philadelphia Freedoms to their 17th victory in 21 World Team Tennis matches last night, a narrow 27-26 win over Toronto Royals. B(...)
7/9/1974
Metro chairman Paul Godfrey, left, and Labatt's president Donald McDougall look over model of new home of the proposed Toronto Giants. Reader, below, (...)
Metro chairman Paul Godfrey, left, and Labatt's president Donald McDougall look over model of new home of the proposed Toronto Giants. Reader, below, (...)
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