Snippits of History

I have often heard of a massive lumber yard fire in the Fairbank area. On the night of August 28, 1969 a fire that originated at the Oliver Lumber Yard on Hopewell Avenue spread to both the nearby Ziner and … Continued

n one of those “What a small world!” moments, in finding the obituary for Robert Leonard Ludlow, the young firefighter who died in the fire at Dufferin & Eglinton in 1960, I discovered that he lived at 18 Lamella Ave … Continued

Earlier this year, we travelled north to Capreol for a family wedding. We weren’t in town very long and I am confident that this little northern rail community has more to explore, but one story we did encounter was that … Continued