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Gus Harris: Mayor says Scarborough's first year as city saw surge in value of building permits issued
Gus Harris: Mayor says Scarborough's first year as city saw surge in value of building permits issued

Gus Harris: Mayor says Scarborough's first year as city saw surge in value of building permits issued

Date6/26/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gus Harris: Mayor says Scarborough's first year as city saw surge in value of building permits issued.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0053343F
Fore! Scarborough's drive to raise $300,000 for a new animal shelter got off to a smashing start yesterday as Mayor Gus Harris took a swing at the old(...)
Fore! Scarborough's drive to raise $300,000 for a new animal shelter got off to a smashing start yesterday as Mayor Gus Harris took a swing at the old(...)
3/26/1981
Gus Turns in Gavel: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris gets a hug from daughter, Rose, after election nominations closed without his name for first time in 40 years
Gus Turns in Gavel: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris gets a hug from daughter, Rose, after election nominations closed without his name for first time in 40 years
10/18/1988
Cutting red tape: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris says investors need assurance that they won't get bogged down in bureaucracy
Cutting red tape: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris says investors need assurance that they won't get bogged down in bureaucracy
11/13/1978
Best or worst? Mayor Gus Harris, the city's biggest booster, would never admit his beloved Scarborough might have a few things wrong with it
Best or worst? Mayor Gus Harris, the city's biggest booster, would never admit his beloved Scarborough might have a few things wrong with it
7/5/1984
Seventy-seven years old, Gus Harris has just won his fourth term as mayor of Scarborough but he still rejects such trappings of power as a chauffeur-d(...)
Seventy-seven years old, Gus Harris has just won his fourth term as mayor of Scarborough but he still rejects such trappings of power as a chauffeur-d(...)
11/21/1985
Gus Harris: Says Scarborough development will suffer
Gus Harris: Says Scarborough development will suffer
5/5/1983
Still the chief: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris clowns it up with Indian headdress to show he remains the head man, after winning re-election last night over a glum Brian Harrison, right
Still the chief: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris clowns it up with Indian headdress to show he remains the head man, after winning re-election last night over a glum Brian Harrison, right
11/8/1982
Gus Harris: Scarborough councillors were dismayed over the mayor's laissez-faire attitude and lack of leadership at a recent council meeting where hecklers got out of control
Gus Harris: Scarborough councillors were dismayed over the mayor's laissez-faire attitude and lack of leadership at a recent council meeting where hecklers got out of control
11/12/1985
What a fun guy! Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris kicks up his heels alongside his sporty Toyota Celica coupe
What a fun guy! Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris kicks up his heels alongside his sporty Toyota Celica coupe
3/17/1986
Scarborough clerk Jack Poots puts chain of office on Mayor Gus Harris at council's inaugural meeting last night
Scarborough clerk Jack Poots puts chain of office on Mayor Gus Harris at council's inaugural meeting last night
12/4/1978
Spare Time: Ex-MPP Susan Fish, is raising and racing horses, while former Scarborough mayor Gus Harris (left) is writing a book of his memoirs
Spare Time: Ex-MPP Susan Fish, is raising and racing horses, while former Scarborough mayor Gus Harris (left) is writing a book of his memoirs
3/22/1989
Civic award: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris presents the borough's Civic Award of Merit to sculptor Elizabeth Fraser Williamson at the Civic Centre last night
Civic award: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris presents the borough's Civic Award of Merit to sculptor Elizabeth Fraser Williamson at the Civic Centre last night
6/9/1980