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Mammoth task: Containing the Grand River that dissects the city of Cambridge became a matter of necessity after a fourth major flood in 100 years left hundreds homeless in 1974
Mammoth task: Containing the Grand River that dissects the city of Cambridge became a matter of necessity after a fourth major flood in 100 years left hundreds homeless in 1974

Mammoth task: Containing the Grand River that dissects the city of Cambridge became a matter of necessity after a fourth major flood in 100 years left hundreds homeless in 1974

Date2/4/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Conservation authorities and Cambridge city officials are hoping a $10 million rearrangement of the river's geography - nearly complete - will prevent a replay of such flooding disasters.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Cambridge
Geograhical feature:Grand River (Ont.)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Waterloo (Ont. : Regional municipality)
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-326
Hardest Hit by grand river floods yesterday was downtown alt section of the city of Cambridge
Hardest Hit by grand river floods yesterday was downtown alt section of the city of Cambridge
5/17/1974
Boots muddied after a 1 1/2-hour tour today of flood-ravaged Cambridge, Premier William Davis tells the city's mayor, Claudette Millar (left), that th(...)
Boots muddied after a 1 1/2-hour tour today of flood-ravaged Cambridge, Premier William Davis tells the city's mayor, Claudette Millar (left), that th(...)
5/21/1974
No laughing matter, these German civilians agree after they have seen the fantastic barbarism which their fellow Germans inflicted on hundreds of thousands in an orgy of sadism
No laughing matter, these German civilians agree after they have seen the fantastic barbarism which their fellow Germans inflicted on hundreds of thousands in an orgy of sadism
6/8/1945
Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district
Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district
3/23/1980
Putting up his feet in golden shoes after walking hundreds of miles delivering mail in Toronto for 47 years, Charlie Good enjoys his retirement party (...)
Putting up his feet in golden shoes after walking hundreds of miles delivering mail in Toronto for 47 years, Charlie Good enjoys his retirement party (...)
1/10/1973
Top business spokesman J. Hugh Stevens stands in front of mammoth wire spool at Laird Dr. plant of Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd., of which he's chief executive. Stevens, who today became persident of the Canadian Manufactures Association says companies must become more competitive to create more jobs.
Top business spokesman J. Hugh Stevens stands in front of mammoth wire spool at Laird Dr. plant of Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd., of which he's chief executive. Stevens, who today became persident of the Canadian Manufactures Association says companies must become more competitive to create more jobs.
6/3/1977
After the flood that caused more than $10 million damage in Cambridge
After the flood that caused more than $10 million damage in Cambridge
5/20/1974
It's a great life as sailors take to the water by hundreds in Toronto harbor from June to September and cost to would -be tars can be less than $100
It's a great life as sailors take to the water by hundreds in Toronto harbor from June to September and cost to would -be tars can be less than $100
5/10/1984
For Timmas, though, it began with a major investment - not only of hundreds of hours of his time, but of more than $2,000 in cash. Here, with pictures(...)
For Timmas, though, it began with a major investment - not only of hundreds of hours of his time, but of more than $2,000 in cash. Here, with pictures(...)
10/4/1966
A narrative of the life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, who was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them to the present time. Containing...never before published. Carefully taken from her own words, Nov. 29th, 1823. To which is added, an appendix, containing an account of the tragedy at the Devil's Hole, in 1763, and of Sullivan's expedition; the traditions, manners, customs, &c. of the Indians, as believed and practised at the present day, and since Mrs. Jemison's captivity; together with some anecdotes, and other entertaining matter
A narrative of the life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, who was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them to the present time. Containing...never before published. Carefully taken from her own words, Nov. 29th, 1823. To which is added, an appendix, containing an account of the tragedy at the Devil's Hole, in 1763, and of Sullivan's expedition; the traditions, manners, customs, &c. of the Indians, as believed and practised at the present day, and since Mrs. Jemison's captivity; together with some anecdotes, and other entertaining matter
1824
Skating the New Year in, New Year's Eve found hundreds flocking to Nathan Phillips Square for an evening on the floodlit rink
Skating the New Year in, New Year's Eve found hundreds flocking to Nathan Phillips Square for an evening on the floodlit rink
1/1/1966
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978