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Community Support during the Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel

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Item
1979-10-10

Part of Local History Collection

"Feeding refugees:
Marsh refugees enjoy a hot meal in the Bradford town hall after their flight from the flooded Holland Marsh. Most spent the winter in an emergency trailer camp set up where the community centre stands today."

Bradford Witness

Development of Holland Marsh a Tremendous Boost to District

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Item
1965-11-17

Part of WEGWHIST Collection

Article in a special edition of the Bradford Witness (its 100th anniversary) based on the history of the Holland Marsh.

Bradford Witness

Dyke construction to cost $1.6-million

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Item
1979-10-17

Part of Local History Collection

"Protecting the Holland Marsh from another Hurricane Hazel will cost at least $1.6-million, according to figures released by the South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority...."
The Marsh fears its dykes will not hold off another flood if a big storm hits, 25 years after Hurricane Hazel.

Bradford Witness

George Horlings House

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Item
1954-10-20

Part of Local History Collection

"George Horlings' Home, built above level of Lake Simcoe, is dry"

Bradford Witness

Hurricane Hazel - Bradford Witness

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Item
1954-10-20

Part of Local History Collection

Front page of the first Bradford Witness paper after the Holland Marsh flood due to Hurricane Hazel on October 15, 1954. See Related Descriptions below for individual stories of this edition.

Bradford Witness