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- Occupation: Bus Driver (1949); later Chief of Police in Penetanguishene, ON
Midland-Penetang Free Press (ON) -- 11 Feb 1943
BLIZZARD OF JANUARY 1943
For three days following "North Simcoe's worst storm in years," Penetang was cut off from Midland. Blizzard raged from Monday, 18 January, until Thursday. With Penetang completely isolated, Dr. R.E. Robertson of Collingwood was detained in town forthree days. Finally hiring a dog sleigh, he journeyed to Midland and headed south from there. Elmvale was without train and bus service for almost a week. By Saturday, the highway was open from Barrie as far as French's Hill (nb: justNorth of Elmvale) and Monday, 25 January, a single track was opened to Midland, with snow banks 15 to 20 feet high piled on either side. In Coldwater, snow was piled to the tops of the store windows. A shovelling bee was organized by citizensto clear the main street. Old timers recalled the blizzard of 1904, whenPenetang had been without train service for three weeks.With traffic at a standstill following the storm, two Penetang airmen,JACK ARBOUR and BERT BOYER, walked from Barrie to Midland. "Jaunt" tookthem 10 hours.He had 2 Living Arbour
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1918 - 1975 (56 ans)
