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Volunteers start job of replacing ripped-off roof on Brighton's Chapel St
Volunteers start job of replacing ripped-off roof on Brighton's Chapel St

Volunteers start job of replacing ripped-off roof on Brighton's Chapel St

Date7/16/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Volunteers start job of replacing ripped-off roof on Brighton's Chapel St.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015514F
The senior citizens of Brighton have set up a booth to collect donations toward reparing damage caused by severe storm two weeks ago that ripped off r(...)
The senior citizens of Brighton have set up a booth to collect donations toward reparing damage caused by severe storm two weeks ago that ripped off r(...)
7/23/1973
Homes in Woodstock, some with roofs and walls sheared off, stand as mute testimony to storm, which ripped through Oxford County Tuesday night
Homes in Woodstock, some with roofs and walls sheared off, stand as mute testimony to storm, which ripped through Oxford County Tuesday night
8/8/1979
Tornado ripped roof off home of Nick Accardo on Brewster Crescent, near Jane and Sheppard
Tornado ripped roof off home of Nick Accardo on Brewster Crescent, near Jane and Sheppard
8/14/1984
The windsor curling rink in which eight persons were killed and eleven injured had the roof ripped off and a wall demolished by a freak tornado. Concr(...)
The windsor curling rink in which eight persons were killed and eleven injured had the roof ripped off and a wall demolished by a freak tornado. Concr(...)
4/3/1974
A violent storm with winds up to 200 miles an hour that ripped through Mississauga early yesterday and left a trail of destruction, tore roof off Evel(...)
A violent storm with winds up to 200 miles an hour that ripped through Mississauga early yesterday and left a trail of destruction, tore roof off Evel(...)
8/14/1977
Debris cleanup: Emergency workers survey the damage after last night's storm, which ripped some aluminum from the roof of a nursing home
Debris cleanup: Emergency workers survey the damage after last night's storm, which ripped some aluminum from the roof of a nursing home
3/28/1991
Smashed by the storm this Sudbury house had most of its roof ripped away by 100-mile-an-hour winds that swept through Nickel Belt area yesterday leavi(...)
Smashed by the storm this Sudbury house had most of its roof ripped away by 100-mile-an-hour winds that swept through Nickel Belt area yesterday leavi(...)
8/20/1970
Hydro crews and firefighters, right, clean up roofing materials ripped off a Scarborough nursing home
Hydro crews and firefighters, right, clean up roofing materials ripped off a Scarborough nursing home
3/28/1991
Firefighters push a large metal roof cap off the roadway after it was blown off by hurricane-force winds at Chestnut and Dundas Sts
Firefighters push a large metal roof cap off the roadway after it was blown off by hurricane-force winds at Chestnut and Dundas Sts
1/26/1978
Bill Burton gets an early start on roof repairs in the Allandale area of Barrie - but he's got a long way to go
Bill Burton gets an early start on roof repairs in the Allandale area of Barrie - but he's got a long way to go
5/31/1985
Wind rips roof off metro factory, A section fo roof 15 feet wide and 40 feet long peeled off by a gust of wind yesterday is inspected by foreman Doug (...)
Wind rips roof off metro factory, A section fo roof 15 feet wide and 40 feet long peeled off by a gust of wind yesterday is inspected by foreman Doug (...)
4/4/1974
Picking up the pieces: Don Baggett loads his truck with the belongings he and his wife Rosemary were able to salvage after their roof was blown off
Picking up the pieces: Don Baggett loads his truck with the belongings he and his wife Rosemary were able to salvage after their roof was blown off
8/24/1992