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From Flickr: “The Great Fire at St. John, New Brunswick, June 20th 1877” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

This lithograph depicts the great fire at St. John, NB, on June 20th, 1877. “The Fire broke out on York Point at half past two P.M. and burned furiously until after midnight, consuming several hundred buildings among which were the Post Office, Custom House, Academy of Music, eleven churches, a Read More →

From Flickr: “Parliament Buildings (1893); fire, 1 September 1909” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

The Legislative Building at Queen’s Park was built between 1886 and 1893. While adding an extension 1909, workers accidentally set fire to the roof of the west wing. The fire spread quickly. MPPs and staff formed a bucket brigade to save the Legislative Chamber, but sadly the damage included the Read More →

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