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Sad note: Fran and Doug Shaw and their son Kevin examine the dusty remains of their piano as they pick their way through the ruins of what was a $140;000 home in Barrie. Mother and son had left home just moments before the house was thrown into the street by the tornado.

Dutton, Don

Picture, 1985

Disbelleving look: Margaret and George Telford; 71 and 75; survey the remains of their Murray St. bungalow in Barrie yesterday. They escaped serious injury by crouching between two walls of the house when the tornado roared through the city. Margaret said the home meant everything to us.

Combs, Erin

Picture, 1985

Gem Homes, Barrie, Ontario

Conlin, Mike

Picture, 1997

Ferris Lane, a well-treed street in Barrie is the site of a 100-unit townhouse project with 14 houses still to be sold.

Unknown

Picture, 1974

Signs of the times: Barrie residents may have lost their homes and even some loved ones; but many haven't lost their sense of humor. Despite the tragic series of events; when a tornado devastated the Barrie area 10 days ago; the residents of these homes used some innovative and descriptive signs in their brave attempts to lift a bit of the gloom. One homeowner tells passersby he is Gone for the Summer; another has cancelled the pool party; and still another; with an artful taste for gallows humor; proclaims that We may appear dead; but the body's still warm.

Faught, Ken

Picture, 1985

Holly Woods, Barrie, Ontario

Conlin, Mike

Picture, 1997

Departure of Lord Dufferin from Barrie (Ontario).

WHITE, GEORGE HARLOW (1817-1887)

Picture, 1874

In custody: The five men accused in a sex assault on a woman at a lakefront cottage in Wasaga Beach are led from the Barrie jail to the court house yesterday; shielding their faces to avoid media cameras.

Faught, Ken

Picture, 1991

Signs of the times: Barrie residents may have lost their homes and even some loved ones; but many haven't lost their sense of humor. Despite the tragic series of events; when a tornado devastated the Barrie area 10 days ago; the residents of these homes used some innovative and descriptive signs in their brave attempts to lift a bit of the gloom. One homeowner tells passersby he is Gone for the Summer; another has cancelled the pool party; and still another; with an artful taste for gallows humor; proclaims that We may appear dead; but the body's still warm.

Faught, Ken

Picture, 1985

Detached home at Holly Woods, by Pratt Homes. Barrie, Ontario

Conlin, Mike

Picture, 1999