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Shivering on the Yorkdale subway station platform, York Controller Alan Tonks remembered the heat of 1968 and his motorcylce-riding, anti-streetcar da(...)
Shivering on the Yorkdale subway station platform, York Controller Alan Tonks remembered the heat of 1968 and his motorcylce-riding, anti-streetcar da(...)

Shivering on the Yorkdale subway station platform, York Controller Alan Tonks remembered the heat of 1968 and his motorcylce-riding, anti-streetcar da(...)

Date12/21/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shivering on the Yorkdale subway station platform, York Controller Alan Tonks remembered the heat of 1968 and his motorcylce-riding, anti-streetcar days. Today, Toronto Transit Commission's as the newest member, Tonks is decidely pro-streetcar. [Incomplet
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0085066F
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
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
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
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
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(...)
8/23/1984
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
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
Lung challenge: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, left, and mayoral candidate Jack Layton huff and puff at yesterday's Lung Association campaign launch
Lung challenge: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, left, and mayoral candidate Jack Layton huff and puff at yesterday's Lung Association campaign launch
11/7/1991
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
No money: Rails lie empty but main reason why grand transit ideas stay dreams is shortage of money, says Metro Chairman Alan Tonks
No money: Rails lie empty but main reason why grand transit ideas stay dreams is shortage of money, says Metro Chairman Alan Tonks
3/7/1978
Grim faces: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks (left) and Councillor Brian Ashton leave talks with unionists Frank Savard and Andy Mele
Grim faces: Metro Chairman Alan Tonks (left) and Councillor Brian Ashton leave talks with unionists Frank Savard and Andy Mele
1/13/1992
Debt repaid: AGO vice-president Georgia Prassas hands over a cheque yesterday to Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, repaying a $1 million loan from Metro Council to help bring the Barnes Exhibit to town
Debt repaid: AGO vice-president Georgia Prassas hands over a cheque yesterday to Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, repaying a $1 million loan from Metro Council to help bring the Barnes Exhibit to town
2/13/1995