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Proud Mayor: East Gwillimbury's Bob Featherstonhaugh stands on Leslie St. in village of Queensville. If a development consortium's plan go through, the village of 700 will grow to 30,000 on 1,250 hectares (3,000 acres) of land.
Proud Mayor: East Gwillimbury's Bob Featherstonhaugh stands on Leslie St. in village of Queensville. If a development consortium's plan go through, the village of 700 will grow to 30,000 on 1,250 hectares (3,000 acres) of land.

Proud Mayor: East Gwillimbury's Bob Featherstonhaugh stands on Leslie St. in village of Queensville. If a development consortium's plan go through, the village of 700 will grow to 30,000 on 1,250 hectares (3,000 acres) of land.

Date1/30/1990
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127184F
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