The photo on the left was taken in June 1982.  It shows extraction of sand and gravel below the water table using a shovel.  The site was operated by J. Sabiston Ltd. in the Town of Whitchurth-Stouffville northeast of Toronto.  Extraction was finished in 1983.  The Sabiston pit was rehabilitated for use as a horse farm in the late 1980s.  The photograph on the right was taken in 2000.  (Photos courtesy of S.E. Yundt)

updated:  June 05, 2003