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Haliburton village is odd. I could make it sound pretty, set on the edge of a lake with a small mountain behind, but the town itself lacks the esthetic charm of other cottage country centres like Bracebridge or Dorset. The buildings are squat and dumpy, tired windows squaring off across the street, with a sparkling corporate Rexall Drugs at the ( Read more... )

Dad just called back on his new iPhone. Their land lines are out and hydro is expected to be out for two days. Dad said the storm hit about 2 a.m. and it sounded like a fire hose washing all over the house. Neither his house nor Betty's were damaged but a tornado probably touched down along Erie Road and Ridge Road (the route my school bus used to ( Read more... )

Environment Canada has confirmed an F1 tornado hit Leamington, Ontario early this morning. Meanwhile nearby "Harrow, Colchester and Oxley were inundated by the storm." That is where I grew up. Dad's friend, Betty, lives in the hamlet of Oxley and Dad lives just outside. The place is so small it must be bad for anybody to even mention it, especially ( Read more... )

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