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A-soil storm: Over 300 Pickering residents turned out for a protest march to the Beare Rd
A-soil storm: Over 300 Pickering residents turned out for a protest march to the Beare Rd

A-soil storm: Over 300 Pickering residents turned out for a protest march to the Beare Rd

Date4/10/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: A-soil storm: Over 300 Pickering residents turned out for a protest march to the Beare Rd. landfill site near Metro Zoo yesterday; to back up their demand the federal government abandon a plan to dump 4,000 tons of mildly radioactive soil at the site. Beare Road Landfill, bounded by Finch Avenue East to the north, Scarborough-Pickering Town line to the east, hydro corridor to the south, and CN rail line to the west. (43.82507, -79.161683)||Published in Toronto Star, 11 April 1982, page A2, with article ''Pickering marchers protest A-soil dump plan''.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Finch Avenue East
Neighbourhood:Upper Rouge
North-south street:Beare Road
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011873F