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Peel me a grape: North York Mayor Mel Lastman - dressed as Bacchus, the Greek god of wine - gets personal attention from York borough Mayor Gayle Christie, sporting the costume of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture
Peel me a grape: North York Mayor Mel Lastman - dressed as Bacchus, the Greek god of wine - gets personal attention from York borough Mayor Gayle Christie, sporting the costume of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture

Peel me a grape: North York Mayor Mel Lastman - dressed as Bacchus, the Greek god of wine - gets personal attention from York borough Mayor Gayle Christie, sporting the costume of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture

Date9/4/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0061638F
Grape fun! York Borough Mayor Gayle Christie, left, gets into the stomping spirit with a helping hand from Alderman John Nunziata at La Festa dell'Uva(...)
Grape fun! York Borough Mayor Gayle Christie, left, gets into the stomping spirit with a helping hand from Alderman John Nunziata at La Festa dell'Uva(...)
8/29/1980
She's mayor material. Gayle Christie, candidate for mayor in York borough, scored 12 on our quiz. [Incomplete]
She's mayor material. Gayle Christie, candidate for mayor in York borough, scored 12 on our quiz. [Incomplete]
9/26/1978
Just try it! York Borough Mayor Gayle Christie wants to annex part of North York Alderman Mario Gentile's ward
Just try it! York Borough Mayor Gayle Christie wants to annex part of North York Alderman Mario Gentile's ward
2/25/1982
Resolutions: York Borough Mayor Gayle Christie will spiff up her wardrobe, boxer George Chuvalo will lose weight and guitarist Liona Boyd will permit imperfections in her men
Resolutions: York Borough Mayor Gayle Christie will spiff up her wardrobe, boxer George Chuvalo will lose weight and guitarist Liona Boyd will permit imperfections in her men
12/27/1979
Gayle Christie salutes her election as Borough of York mayor
Gayle Christie salutes her election as Borough of York mayor
11/13/1978
Metro's big wheels get their lumps, While Mayor Phil White (left) of York Borough, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York and Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey listen in
Metro's big wheels get their lumps, While Mayor Phil White (left) of York Borough, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York and Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey listen in
3/15/1974
Lastman is 'not tall enough to lost inch' - York Mayor Gayle Christie
Lastman is 'not tall enough to lost inch' - York Mayor Gayle Christie
11/30/1978
North York Mayor Mel Lastman (left) addresses a press conference announcing a $25 million federal office building (architect's sketch behind him) will be built in the borough
North York Mayor Mel Lastman (left) addresses a press conference announcing a $25 million federal office building (architect's sketch behind him) will be built in the borough
5/22/1973
North York Mayor Mel Lastman (right), lawyer Barry Swadron (centre) and Alderman Jack Bedder hold a press conference on the case of Alderman John Knox, who has admitted he took a trip to the Bahamas on the $470 he received from the borough to study road m
North York Mayor Mel Lastman (right), lawyer Barry Swadron (centre) and Alderman Jack Bedder hold a press conference on the case of Alderman John Knox, who has admitted he took a trip to the Bahamas on the $470 he received from the borough to study road m
8/13/1973
We don't like to gloat, but . . . The first car down the Spadina ditch was driven by North York Alderman Esther Shiner accompanied by the borough's mayor, Mel Lastman. [Incomplete]
We don't like to gloat, but . . . The first car down the Spadina ditch was driven by North York Alderman Esther Shiner accompanied by the borough's mayor, Mel Lastman. [Incomplete]
9/8/1976
Big bucks: North York mayor Mel Lastman hands over a Metro cheque for $500,000 to Italian Canadian Benevolent Corporation president Joe Chiappetta while 3-year-old Jessica Karman Thibodeau gets her hands into the mayor's hair
Big bucks: North York mayor Mel Lastman hands over a Metro cheque for $500,000 to Italian Canadian Benevolent Corporation president Joe Chiappetta while 3-year-old Jessica Karman Thibodeau gets her hands into the mayor's hair
2/18/1982
Is that me?, North York mayor Mel Lastman is used to seeing his likeness everywhere, but seems a bit bemused by this portrait done by Newmarket painter Richard Ormand
Is that me?, North York mayor Mel Lastman is used to seeing his likeness everywhere, but seems a bit bemused by this portrait done by Newmarket painter Richard Ormand
5/4/1989