"With the Hurricanes battering Florida and the Caribbean this season - Charley, Frances, Ivan and now Jean - residents may be thinking about Ontario's own brush with a hurricane, back in 1954. Fifty years ago, Hurricane Hazel swept into Southern Ontario, confounding the meteorologists who were predicting little more than the usual "tail end" of the storm, and days of moderate rains. Instead, residents were buffeted by hurricane force winds and heavy rains that caused severe flooding - especially in the Holland Marsh. ..."
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.
" 'Could the life of one child have been saved and the lives of five others been improved if the Children's Aid Society had acted sooner?' This is the question that Mrs. Carol Simone keeps asking herself after the drowning on Monday of her neighbor's child, Betty Lowder, aged 12..."
Event Date : Saturday, November 30, 1946 Event Type : Marriage
Description : Daughter of Mr Richard Noble and the late Mrs Noble wed son of Reeve and Mrs Victor B. Turner of West Gwillimbury. Mr and Mrs. Orville Hand attended the bride and groom. The couple will reside in Bradford.
Event Date : Saturday, November 30, 1946 Event Type : Marriage
Description : Daughter of Mr and Mrs E.G. Walker wed son of Mr and Mrs W.H. Carlton at St. Paul's Church, Wiarton by Rev. C.E. Fisher. Mrs. Emery Walker was the brides attendant and Mrs George Robertson and Jean Sills were bridesmaids. Henry Vasileff was groomsman and Emery Walker and Howard Walker were ushers.
