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neighbourhood), and the annual Donald
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Funeral Home, and then was moved to the council chambers at
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399:Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
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266:Member of Provincial Parliament
261:had been a city councillor and
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252:Canadian National Exhibition
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480:Times Colonist staff (2012)
291:Victoria electoral district
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225:Donald Dean Summerville
98:Toronto Ward 8 Alderman
36:Donald Dean Summerville
1232:Sport deaths in Canada
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259:William Summerville
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27:Canadian politician
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1077:L. Saunders
1062:R. Saunders
912:A. Morrison
802:T. Morrison
741:4 September
716:4 September
708:. Toronto.
648:25 November
619:. Toronto.
522:Gray (2016)
307:The Beaches
92:Phil Givens
75:Preceded by
1176:Categories
982:Coatsworth
972:O. Howland
937:W. Howland
691:26 October
627:26 October
604:1283116325
579:25 October
543:References
279:St. Paul's
208:Politician
202:Profession
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922:McMurrich
857:Hutchison
792:Mackenzie
405:Citations
365:City Hall
361:Ralph Day
270:Riverdale
191:Relatives
154:, Ontario
125:1959-1961
121:In office
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1082:Phillips
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852:Robinson
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