Shedding political poundage. Scarborough Alderman Joe DeKort smiles at the news from nurse Sheila Wattie at the Willowdale Weight Loss Clinic that he (...)

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Shedding political poundage. Scarborough Alderman Joe DeKort smiles at the news from nurse Sheila Wattie at the Willowdale Weight Loss Clinic that he (...)

Date7/22/1985

Names

Dekort, Joseph (subject)

Eglinton, Rick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Shedding political poundage. Scarborough Alderman Joe DeKort smiles at the news from nurse Sheila Wattie at the Willowdale Weight Loss Clinic that he has lost 20 pounds and now weighs in at 305 pounds. The Ward 13 spokesman intends to shed 50 more pounds before election day, Nov. 12. He's challenging veteran Mayor Gus Harris for the city's top job.

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