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Peter Poot: He'll act as planning chief until Scarborough finds a new commissioner.
Peter Poot: He'll act as planning chief until Scarborough finds a new commissioner.

Peter Poot: He'll act as planning chief until Scarborough finds a new commissioner.

Date6/3/1975
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132259F
Growing hobby: Peter Poot, Scarborough's deputy planning commissioner, and children, Eric, 9, and Sonja, 14, look over some of the orchids the Poots grow at their farm at Goodwood
Growing hobby: Peter Poot, Scarborough's deputy planning commissioner, and children, Eric, 9, and Sonja, 14, look over some of the orchids the Poots grow at their farm at Goodwood
5/23/1984
Mr. Scarborough: Jack Poots, senior commissioner, retires this month after 44 years of working for Scarborough, where he was born and has always lived.
Mr. Scarborough: Jack Poots, senior commissioner, retires this month after 44 years of working for Scarborough, where he was born and has always lived.
9/18/1989
A punch-card voting system is demonstrated by Jack Poots, the Scarborough clerk and chief election officer
A punch-card voting system is demonstrated by Jack Poots, the Scarborough clerk and chief election officer
10/31/1975
Peter Poot left and Dennis Manning, Director of parks for Scarboro
Peter Poot left and Dennis Manning, Director of parks for Scarboro
6/3/1975
The helmet fits-- he'll wear it. Eight honorary fire chiefs of Scarborough were hosts at one of several borough parties honoring Fire Chief Dave Forgie, 63, who is retiring after 35 years with department, 8 of those years as chief. Forgie (right, front gi
The helmet fits-- he'll wear it. Eight honorary fire chiefs of Scarborough were hosts at one of several borough parties honoring Fire Chief Dave Forgie, 63, who is retiring after 35 years with department, 8 of those years as chief. Forgie (right, front gi
7/29/1976
Hairy suitor: Aussie, the hairy-nosed wombat, is on loan to Metro Toronto Zoo from Chicago's Brookfield Zoo - in hopes he'll find a mate. Come next June, he may be leading Sunday tours with the zoo's director-to-be, Peter Crowcroft, also from Australia.
Hairy suitor: Aussie, the hairy-nosed wombat, is on loan to Metro Toronto Zoo from Chicago's Brookfield Zoo - in hopes he'll find a mate. Come next June, he may be leading Sunday tours with the zoo's director-to-be, Peter Crowcroft, also from Australia.
8/4/1980
Toronto's new planning commissioner says the city should encourage and control - not stop - the current building boom
Toronto's new planning commissioner says the city should encourage and control - not stop - the current building boom
3/2/1987
David Louis: Even though he's both an accountant and a lawyer, he finds new income-tax documents hard reading
David Louis: Even though he's both an accountant and a lawyer, he finds new income-tax documents hard reading
1/14/1983
A stray pup finds sanctuary in the arms of Alan McGinn, founder of a new organization for animal-lovers to provide refuge for lost dogs and cats that might otherwise be used for medical research
A stray pup finds sanctuary in the arms of Alan McGinn, founder of a new organization for animal-lovers to provide refuge for lost dogs and cats that might otherwise be used for medical research
3/23/1971
Counting boxes: Jack Poots, left, borough clerk, and John Nigh, deputy clerk, check over the ballot boxes that will go out to the 1,140 polling stations for the Nov
Counting boxes: Jack Poots, left, borough clerk, and John Nigh, deputy clerk, check over the ballot boxes that will go out to the 1,140 polling stations for the Nov
10/19/1982
Juri Pill: Sources say he's favored to become Metro planning commissioner.
Juri Pill: Sources say he's favored to become Metro planning commissioner.
7/7/1988
He'll stay until Lake Ontario freezes over, says Guido Merkl of Dryden who pitched his tent at Queen's Park on Wednesday to bolster his claim that the provincial government owes him $2,000 for damages when a house was removed from a construction site he was working on last year
He'll stay until Lake Ontario freezes over, says Guido Merkl of Dryden who pitched his tent at Queen's Park on Wednesday to bolster his claim that the provincial government owes him $2,000 for damages when a house was removed from a construction site he was working on last year
10/13/1978