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Homes still suffer from burnout, Two months after a spectacular fire destroyed 111 houses at a Canada Homes construction site in Markham, there is lit(...)
Homes still suffer from burnout, Two months after a spectacular fire destroyed 111 houses at a Canada Homes construction site in Markham, there is lit(...)

Homes still suffer from burnout, Two months after a spectacular fire destroyed 111 houses at a Canada Homes construction site in Markham, there is lit(...)

Date6/28/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Homes still suffer from burnout; Two months after a spectacular fire destroyed 111 houses at a Canada Homes construction site in Markham; there is little sign of rebuilding. City inspection and insurance company testing is going on to derermine whether each foundation is safe to build on or whether contruction to begin from scratch. Buyers affected by the fire still plan to move in; says builder Lorne Leibel.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106666F
One-man construction company: Terry Millman of Creemore builds miniature houses from photographs he finds in magazines and pictures peopel send him of their homes
One-man construction company: Terry Millman of Creemore builds miniature houses from photographs he finds in magazines and pictures peopel send him of their homes
2/28/1991
More than 100 homes were destroyed in a fire that swept an area of central Montreal while firemen were on an illegal strike. Patricia Harris, 65, who (...)
More than 100 homes were destroyed in a fire that swept an area of central Montreal while firemen were on an illegal strike. Patricia Harris, 65, who (...)
11/4/1974
Image shows three firefighters working on scene while fire is destroying houses.
Fire destroyed four homes and a lumberyard near Dufferin and Dupont Sts. early today and raged out of control for more than three hours. One fireman was taken to hospital.
6/14/1980
Among the damaged houses in yesterday's storm were these two on North York's Rockland Dr. No injuries were reported but homes and roads were flooded, (...)
Among the damaged houses in yesterday's storm were these two on North York's Rockland Dr. No injuries were reported but homes and roads were flooded, (...)
8/27/1976
Stuck in the mud: It's so bad on the construction site that even backhoes are getting stuck says Mendy Finkelstein of the home builders' sales and marketing council. Builders want Ottawa to extend the deadline on $3,000 grants for new homes because of the
Stuck in the mud: It's so bad on the construction site that even backhoes are getting stuck says Mendy Finkelstein of the home builders' sales and marketing council. Builders want Ottawa to extend the deadline on $3,000 grants for new homes because of the
4/11/1983
Folding Homes: Technology in Freedom 2000 construction allows panels to be shipped flat and raised by crane at the housing site
Folding Homes: Technology in Freedom 2000 construction allows panels to be shipped flat and raised by crane at the housing site
4/4/1990
The Mulock home is one of six houses in King Township which will be open Thursday afternoon on a tour of country homes sponsored by the Ontario Humane Society
The Mulock home is one of six houses in King Township which will be open Thursday afternoon on a tour of country homes sponsored by the Ontario Humane Society
5/31/1968
Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire
Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire
5/26/1977
Buoyant builder: John Sandusky, pictured in front of one of his houses, says new homes today are available at bargain prices
Buoyant builder: John Sandusky, pictured in front of one of his houses, says new homes today are available at bargain prices
3/19/1980
The high cost of housing: Most sales of homes are made to people who live in the houses that are purchased and not to speculators, says real estate executive Henry Floyd, in letter below.
The high cost of housing: Most sales of homes are made to people who live in the houses that are purchased and not to speculators, says real estate executive Henry Floyd, in letter below.
5/6/1981
Homes destroyed
Homes destroyed
5/12/1987
Parkdale Canoe Club Building as it looked June first or three months after the date pf the fire which totally destroyed the former Building. Owing to (...)
Parkdale Canoe Club Building as it looked June first or three months after the date pf the fire which totally destroyed the former Building. Owing to (...)
6/29/1915