Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
York mayor Philip White, and his son Kevin, 8, were among an estimated crowd of more than 50,000 walkers who turned out today to tackle the 15-mile walk to raise funds for the new Metro Toronto Zoo
York mayor Philip White, and his son Kevin, 8, were among an estimated crowd of more than 50,000 walkers who turned out today to tackle the 15-mile walk to raise funds for the new Metro Toronto Zoo

York mayor Philip White, and his son Kevin, 8, were among an estimated crowd of more than 50,000 walkers who turned out today to tackle the 15-mile walk to raise funds for the new Metro Toronto Zoo

Date6/2/1973
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: York mayor Philip White, and his son Kevin, 8, were among an estimated crowd of more than 50,000 walkers who turned out today to tackle the 15-mile walk to raise funds for the new Metro Toronto Zoo.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0089056F
New home for Hedgehog: Kim Dormaar, assistant director of new Metro zoo, holds a hedgehog from Asia, one of 5,000 animals, birds, reptiles and fish which will live in the 700-acre zoo. In order to raise funds for the new zoo, Metro's six mayors and thousands of zoo supporters are today walking 15 miles in hopes of raising $500,000 towards $6 million zoo fund objective. The zoo, being built in northeastern corner of Scarborough, will open next summer.
New home for Hedgehog: Kim Dormaar, assistant director of new Metro zoo, holds a hedgehog from Asia, one of 5,000 animals, birds, reptiles and fish which will live in the 700-acre zoo. In order to raise funds for the new zoo, Metro's six mayors and thousands of zoo supporters are today walking 15 miles in hopes of raising $500,000 towards $6 million zoo fund objective. The zoo, being built in northeastern corner of Scarborough, will open next summer.
5/31/1973
Away they go! To the beat of a Scarborough Sea Cadet band some 300 volunteer walkers start out from City Hall on a 30-mile march to raise money for fa(...)
Away they go! To the beat of a Scarborough Sea Cadet band some 300 volunteer walkers start out from City Hall on a 30-mile march to raise money for fa(...)
5/27/1967
Some of an estimated 3,500 walkers wait at the starting line to follow a 10-kilo-metre (6
Some of an estimated 3,500 walkers wait at the starting line to follow a 10-kilo-metre (6
5/29/1993
Labor minister Labors, Backed by pledges of $30 a mile, Ontario Labor Minister Gordon Carton races 32 miles Saturday to raise funds for Cerebral Palsy(...)
Labor minister Labors, Backed by pledges of $30 a mile, Ontario Labor Minister Gordon Carton races 32 miles Saturday to raise funds for Cerebral Palsy(...)
4/25/1971
Healthy enterprise: Lou Starkman, right, a veteran of the health care business who graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1931, and company manager Jim Garde, believe it takes more than just wheel chairs, commodes and walkers to make a good health care store
Healthy enterprise: Lou Starkman, right, a veteran of the health care business who graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1931, and company manager Jim Garde, believe it takes more than just wheel chairs, commodes and walkers to make a good health care store
2/19/1988
Mainstays of CKFM/Westin Hotel's Light A Bulb, Help A Child campaign to raise funds for the Hospital for Sick Children, Don Daynard, left, and Rick Vaive had a perfect 15 for 15 score on our quiz
Mainstays of CKFM/Westin Hotel's Light A Bulb, Help A Child campaign to raise funds for the Hospital for Sick Children, Don Daynard, left, and Rick Vaive had a perfect 15 for 15 score on our quiz
11/13/1984
Close call. Scarborough firefighters acted quickly last week to put out a blaze that would otherwise have done much more than the estimated $50,000 da(...)
Close call. Scarborough firefighters acted quickly last week to put out a blaze that would otherwise have done much more than the estimated $50,000 da(...)
6/21/1991
Dynamic mayor: Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem, is on a 10-day North American tour to raise funds for special projects in his multi-cultural city
Dynamic mayor: Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem, is on a 10-day North American tour to raise funds for special projects in his multi-cultural city
8/7/1981
Walk for wellness. Ken Cox leads a group in stretching exercises before the walkers begin their circuit of the Hillcrest Mall in Vaughan.
Walk for wellness. Ken Cox leads a group in stretching exercises before the walkers begin their circuit of the Hillcrest Mall in Vaughan.
11/23/1989
1,500 run for glory, More than 1,500 people jogged through downtown Toronto under sunny skies yesterday to raise an estimated $30,000 for the Ontario (...)
1,500 run for glory, More than 1,500 people jogged through downtown Toronto under sunny skies yesterday to raise an estimated $30,000 for the Ontario (...)
4/21/1985
Tulips for Terry. Grade 8 students at Ursuline School in North York were only part of the group that planted tulip bulbs to raise more than $900 for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope
Tulips for Terry. Grade 8 students at Ursuline School in North York were only part of the group that planted tulip bulbs to raise more than $900 for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope
9/25/1980
Dancing The Mirror Walkers for opening night audience at O'Keefe Centre last night, Jeremy Blanton and Karen Kain were two of younger generation Natio(...)
Dancing The Mirror Walkers for opening night audience at O'Keefe Centre last night, Jeremy Blanton and Karen Kain were two of younger generation Natio(...)
4/20/1971