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Part of George Jackson fonds
"A 19-year-old Downsview man, Robert O'Brien, was the second driver to end up in the canal in the past four weeks. Mr. O'Brien lost control of his car on Friday night after freezing rain covered area roads with slick ice. O'Brien was not hurt in the mishap."
C.E. Jackson
Part of Local History Collection
Debris from the tornado that hit Bradford is scattered over back yards in the hard-hit Fletcher St. area. Pictured here is debris pulled out of Dr. Barcza's swimming pool.
Bradford Witness
Mail burned in post office blaze
Part of Local History Collection
Article about the Post Office fire which occurred on April 29, 1981.
Photo at the bottom of the article was captioned: "Cleaning Up, I the aftermath of last week's post office fire, postal worker Bill Marks shows a gentleman all that's left of a letter he mailed. In the photo at the right [see Related Description], postmaster Keith Stevens sifts through some of the identifiable mail. While 125 pieces were identified, at least as many - and likely more - were destroyed, Mr. Stevens estimated. More details on this page."
Bradford Witness
Photo - Keith Stevens from "Mail burned in post office blaze"
Part of Local History Collection
Photo of Keith Stevens sifting though identifiable mail from the Post Office fire which occurred on April 29, 1981.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Article of brief history on the Great Fire of Bradford (1871). Scanned from a donation of the Bradford Today supplement to the Bradford Witness.
Bradford Today
Tornado - Dr. Larry Barcza's home
Part of Local History Collection
Dr. Larry Barcza's home moments after the tornado hit Bradford . The front pillars were blown off.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Tornado - Dr Larry Barcza's house
Part of Local History Collection
Cleaning up Dr. Barcza's swimming pool after a twister swept through Bradford.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Steve Rushton of Bradford stands by the wreckage of his camper-trailer yesterday after it was picked up by a tornado and dumped 75 feet away in a neighbor's yard. Several homes were damaged by the twister but there were no injuries.
Bradford Witness
Tornado clean-up is continuing
Part of Local History Collection
Article about the tornado which ripped through Bradford on August 4th, 1981 - one week later.
Bradford Witness
Tornado Hits Bradford - Colborne Street
Part of Local History Collection
A tree lies across Colburne St, one of the many uprooted by the tornado that hit Bradford. The Nelson-Cambridge area was also hard hit, as was the International Fruit building.