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Mayor takes it on the chin. All the thanks York Mayor Alan Tonks got yesterday after winning a spaghetti and meatball race, sponsored by the Oakwood-R(...)
Mayor takes it on the chin. All the thanks York Mayor Alan Tonks got yesterday after winning a spaghetti and meatball race, sponsored by the Oakwood-R(...)

Mayor takes it on the chin. All the thanks York Mayor Alan Tonks got yesterday after winning a spaghetti and meatball race, sponsored by the Oakwood-R(...)

Date8/23/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mayor takes it on the chin. All the thanks York Mayor Alan Tonks got yesterday after winning a spaghetti and meatball race, sponsored by the Oakwood-Rogers Business Association, was a plate of pasta in the face.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0085053F
At a loss: York mayor Alan Tonks couldn't get to grips with his new job yesterday, he even had to retrieve his chair
At a loss: York mayor Alan Tonks couldn't get to grips with his new job yesterday, he even had to retrieve his chair
12/1/1982
The disagreement: York Mayor Alan Tonks, left, and Etobicoke Mayor Bruce Sinclair, at the Network 2011 display, are lined up aginast the eastern municipalities about what section to build first
The disagreement: York Mayor Alan Tonks, left, and Etobicoke Mayor Bruce Sinclair, at the Network 2011 display, are lined up aginast the eastern municipalities about what section to build first
1/24/1986
Final boost: Mayor-elect June Rowlands proclaims Tuesday Metro-Wide Casual Day yesterday along with Metro Chairman Alan Tonks and Mayor Art Eggleton
Final boost: Mayor-elect June Rowlands proclaims Tuesday Metro-Wide Casual Day yesterday along with Metro Chairman Alan Tonks and Mayor Art Eggleton
11/21/1991
Riding high: City of York Mayor Alan Tonks, Liberal Standard-bearer in York South, gets a boost from backers before the final vote showed him narrowly losing to NDP leader Bob Rae
Riding high: City of York Mayor Alan Tonks, Liberal Standard-bearer in York South, gets a boost from backers before the final vote showed him narrowly losing to NDP leader Bob Rae
9/10/1987
Gayle Christie: York's mayor is facing a tough battle against Controller Alan Tonks
Gayle Christie: York's mayor is facing a tough battle against Controller Alan Tonks
9/8/1978
Alan Tonks: York's mayor-elect petitions to have judge's order overturned
Alan Tonks: York's mayor-elect petitions to have judge's order overturned
11/8/1982
Emotional victory: York Mayor Alan Tonks, in an outpouring of sentiment following his re-election last night, hugs son Christopher, 8, at the victory celebration
Emotional victory: York Mayor Alan Tonks, in an outpouring of sentiment following his re-election last night, hugs son Christopher, 8, at the victory celebration
11/12/1985
Top-Level talk: Toronto Mayor June Rowlands and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks confer during Metro Council's debate yesterday on the rioting this week in downtown Toronto
Top-Level talk: Toronto Mayor June Rowlands and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks confer during Metro Council's debate yesterday on the rioting this week in downtown Toronto
5/6/1992
Incumbent Chairman Dennis Flynn, left, Councillor Richard Gilbert and Councillor Alan Tonks tell a forum, sponsored by The Star at Hart House last nig(...)
Incumbent Chairman Dennis Flynn, left, Councillor Richard Gilbert and Councillor Alan Tonks tell a forum, sponsored by The Star at Hart House last nig(...)
12/13/1988
Out and in: Gayle Christie held farewell party as Alan Tonks takes over
Out and in: Gayle Christie held farewell party as Alan Tonks takes over
11/8/1982
Chains of office: Alan Tonks gets some help to begin another term as Metro chairman, while Toronto Mayor June Rowlands laughs with her seatmate
Chains of office: Alan Tonks gets some help to begin another term as Metro chairman, while Toronto Mayor June Rowlands laughs with her seatmate
12/6/1991
Well-known faces: Ex-premier Bill Davis, above, Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton and wife Brenda, left, and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, far left, attended the opening
Well-known faces: Ex-premier Bill Davis, above, Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton and wife Brenda, left, and Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, far left, attended the opening
6/3/1989