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Rescued villagers from Kashechewan who were huddled together on gravel hill and on the topfloor of a schoolhouse are save for the time being in anothe(...)
Rescued villagers from Kashechewan who were huddled together on gravel hill and on the topfloor of a schoolhouse are save for the time being in anothe(...)

Rescued villagers from Kashechewan who were huddled together on gravel hill and on the topfloor of a schoolhouse are save for the time being in anothe(...)

Date4/26/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rescued villagers from Kashechewan who were huddled together on gravel hill and on the topfloor of a schoolhouse are save for the time being in another school boarding area in Fort Albany. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007228F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Kashechewan||Fort Albany
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Kenora (Ont : District)
A line of Rescue Canoes moves villagers from flooded-out homes as the rising waters of the Albany River inundated the James Bay community of Kashechewan. [Incomplete]
A line of Rescue Canoes moves villagers from flooded-out homes as the rising waters of the Albany River inundated the James Bay community of Kashechewan. [Incomplete]
4/26/1976
Some lost everything: Huddled on mattresses at the old residential school in Fort Albany, homeless refugees from the flooded-out Indian village of Kashechewan wonder about their fate
Some lost everything: Huddled on mattresses at the old residential school in Fort Albany, homeless refugees from the flooded-out Indian village of Kashechewan wonder about their fate
4/26/1976
Relief supplies distributed at Indian village of Kashechewan: Reader, in letter below, attacks criticism of Indians
Relief supplies distributed at Indian village of Kashechewan: Reader, in letter below, attacks criticism of Indians
4/26/1976
Riding to safety in an improvised breeches buoy, Robin Thompson, three, was the first to be rescued by this method in the Long Branch flood. [Incomplete]
Riding to safety in an improvised breeches buoy, Robin Thompson, three, was the first to be rescued by this method in the Long Branch flood. [Incomplete]
3/17/1948
Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
10/21/1954
John Ritchie is typical of many Forest Hill Villagers who became disappointed after amalgamation with Toronto on Jan
John Ritchie is typical of many Forest Hill Villagers who became disappointed after amalgamation with Toronto on Jan
1/15/1969
12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike
12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike
6/25/1972
Peddling along: Steve Brittain and Joe Hill find it's easier to get around the parking lot at Moodie's Motor Inn in the Pickering area in a pedal-boat than in a car
Peddling along: Steve Brittain and Joe Hill find it's easier to get around the parking lot at Moodie's Motor Inn in the Pickering area in a pedal-boat than in a car
2/14/1984
Villagers protesting 'police brutality' were kept to the public sidewalk, They planned to parade outside City Hall but were told they'd be arrested if they stepped on the square
Villagers protesting 'police brutality' were kept to the public sidewalk, They planned to parade outside City Hall but were told they'd be arrested if they stepped on the square
7/22/1966
The Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)
The Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)
10/30/1954
Burlington Firemen worked yesterday evacuating houses along the Beach Strip area, as the homeswere being threatened by 10- to 15-foot-high waves which(...)
Burlington Firemen worked yesterday evacuating houses along the Beach Strip area, as the homeswere being threatened by 10- to 15-foot-high waves which(...)
4/9/1973
Amede Giroux, 84, gets hand after being evacuated
Amede Giroux, 84, gets hand after being evacuated
4/29/1979