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Scarborough Controller Gus Harris
Scarborough Controller Gus Harris

Scarborough Controller Gus Harris

Date11/5/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: See?no blisters, Scarborough Controller Gus Harris brags as he gets kiss from daughter Jane after he completed 38.8-mile route of 'March for Millions' Saturday. Harris' sponsors in the charity walkathon donated $600.
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0053358F
Gus Harris, 70, Controller: Platform consists of five main planks: reducing taxes, creating jobs, better public transit, housing and preserving neighborhoods
Gus Harris, 70, Controller: Platform consists of five main planks: reducing taxes, creating jobs, better public transit, housing and preserving neighborhoods
10/17/1978
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
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
Special meeting: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris and committee will meet Peggy Miller and prostitutes [about safety problems]
Special meeting: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris and committee will meet Peggy Miller and prostitutes [about safety problems]
10/24/1982
Mayor Gus Harris: Project will bring about 700 office jobs to Scarborough
Mayor Gus Harris: Project will bring about 700 office jobs to Scarborough
1/25/1980
Berry good. Michelle Ringshausen, 3, gets a spoonful of strawberry shortcake from Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris at the borough's annual seniors strawbe(...)
Berry good. Michelle Ringshausen, 3, gets a spoonful of strawberry shortcake from Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris at the borough's annual seniors strawbe(...)
6/19/1980
Sweet it is: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris endorses the current Girl Guide Cookie campaign by sampling a box presented by Brownies Pamela Sinclair, 9, and Cathy Bond, 8, and Guide Karin Mueller, 11
Sweet it is: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris endorses the current Girl Guide Cookie campaign by sampling a box presented by Brownies Pamela Sinclair, 9, and Cathy Bond, 8, and Guide Karin Mueller, 11
2/13/1984
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
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: 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
6/26/1984
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