Terrible tragedies.
(Photo used with permission: Jeremy Rupke. He has some amazing shots. The full story: at Huntsville Forester. Although Jeremy's blog posts tell the personal story.
No one hurt in Empire fire
Residents of the Empire Hotel have homes for the weekend. The Salvation Army has secured hotels for some residents and the rest are staying with family or friends.
There were 120 firefighters involved, the Huntsville Forester reports. With 50 apartments, and businesses in the building it is devastating to this small town. The tragedy doesn't seem to have hit any other media yet!
My blog buddy, Jeremy, took some fabulous shots. Visit his blog for more photos. Donations for those families without insurance are being sent to the Salvation Army and Legion in Huntsville.
In person at the Salvation Army – The Salvation army is accepting donations in the form of clothing and furniture.
In person at the Legion – The Legion is accepting clothing, furniture and monetary donations. Everything given will go directly to the people affected by the fire.
You can also donate through CanadaHelps.org to Huntsville Salvation Army!
The very sad news was that a small plane flying from Kingston to Sudbury went down in Algonquin Park on Saturday, Oct. 10th. Another tragedy for this region.
The poor rescue crews were unable to access the site except by helicopter, as there are no roads.
They were out a 3:30 a.m., doing the recovery, bless them all.
The victims were identified Sunday as Kevin Houle, 50, his wife Lorraine, 50, their daughter Emily, 17, all from Sudbury, and Emily's boyfriend Michael Rollins, 17, from nearby Garson.
I once took a small plane ride, but with the recent deaths I know I will never ride in a small plane again. They are too susceptable to pilot error and/or weather. Around here the winds can be wicked, as in many parts of Canada. We often see them flying over head, and when they take off, just about touch the tops of the trees. Not my kind of a fun trip.
2 comments:
Jenn, you have posted so much while I was studying and writing my provinicail exam! I am going to have to come back another day and finish taking it all in!
Glad to hear you are not doing any more travelling this weekend! Neither are we, unless you count taking the turkey etc, 5 km down the road to my in-laws! Have a good Thanksgiving, and now I head off to make pies!
I have been busy taking photos, Judy! Plus, baseball season finals are on. I can write, blog, and watch the game keeping hubby company!
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