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North of the watershed, _ the Holland marsh flooded, ruining many farms and homes. The marsh supplies most of the garden vegetables _ for _ Ontario _ and hundreds of tons of food was destroyed. In Woodbridge, the Humber River widened from it‘s normal 65 feet to 350 feet. Many homes were destroyed, 250 people were homeless, ten died. The town‘s _ water supply was contaminated. A whole community had to be relocated and was later reâ€"built on higher ground. The lower part of Raymore Drive, located on the west bank of the Humber, south of Lawrence was wiped out, 34 homes were swept out to Lake Ontario. The residents were lulled by the knowledge that there had never been any such danger before. When the power failed at 10:30 pm, many just went to bed. In the meantime, debris was piling up against the swing bridge just south of Lawrence Avenue and when the western end of the bridge gave way, the backedâ€"up water became a tidal wave. Betty Kennedy, in her book ‘HMurricane Hazel‘, said of Raymore Drive: "The whole catastrophe probably lasted not much more than an hour. But in that hour, the river rose twenty feet and those stranded had either been rescued, could see rescue coming or were A BRIEF HISTORY OF WESTON â€" HAZEL REMEMBEREDâ€" Volume 94 Edition 3 Make just one phone call to Ceddails «t 7 and get us to spend the time it takes to plan your next party. We will coâ€"ordinate all the details from the food to the flowers; from the entertainâ€" ment to the invitations and we‘ll make sure everything comes together for an excellent event. Whether you need to plan a Christmas Eve dinner for 10, or an office holiday party for 500, just make ONE phone call and we‘ll do all the rest. * Ceddails A 1 (416) 249â€"3900 We‘ll take 15% off the planning fee with this ad. Do all your holiday party planning for your home or business with just ONE PHONE CALL . simply washed away." When you look at the Humber River as it is today, you‘ll find it hard to beleive. If you walk south of Dundas Street, along the road on the west bank of the river, you‘ll see a stone cairn commemorating the five Etobicoke firemen who drowned when there truck was swept from the road into the river. Remembering Hazel is the theme of a special program at the Kortright Centre, October 15th, 1994, 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. You will learn of the many steps that have been taken to prevent such a distaster from occurring again. Also, remembering Hazel, the Toronto Field Naturalists and the Weston Historical Society will combine and lead a walk along the Humber, Saturday, October 15, leaving the Eglinton Bridge at Emmett Avenue at 1:00 p.m. and walking _ north _ to _ Lawrence Avenue. Everyone is welcome! Homes in the north part of Weston along the Humber River WESTON NEWS & VIEWS (cont‘d fom page 1) e SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26 ‘94 â€" 11:05 am WESTON ANNUAL SANTA CLAUS PARADE FIRST ANNUAL HUMBER RIVER DUCK DERBY As part of the Weston Fall Fair on Saturday October 1st, Ducks will be released at 2:00 pm from the St. Phillips Road Bridge. The first ten ducks to float down and pass the Lawrence Avenue bridge will win a prize‘ Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 PARADE ROUTE IS SOUTHBOUND ON WESTON ROAD FROM CHURCH STREET TO DENNISON ROAÂ¥AD e0 2 C Have you or your Group thought of Particiapating? No Entry Fee â€" Just a lot of Fun! WE ARE LOOKING FOR FUN FILLED FLOATS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN ASSIST IN BUILDING FLOATS OR TO ASSIST DURING THE DAY OF THE PARADE We welcome your comments or criticisms. Please address any communications to the above address, attention John Kiru. Letters to the Editor will be published, anonymously, if you wish, but you must give your name, address and telephone number. 4s ISSUE Santa Claus Parade St. Valentines ‘95 Tickets are available at WESTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY All children, 12 years and under, who wish to participate, must register at the Farmers"‘ Market on Saturday, October 22nd and a pumpkin will be reserved for them. Contest starts at nine a.m. October 29th and you must be finished by 12:30 noon. Judging will take place at 1:00 pm and prizes will be awarded. All contestants get to keep their pumpkin. PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST AT THE FARMERS‘ MARKET Saturday, October 29th 1994 _4 1800 Weston Road Weston, Ontario MIN 1V/8 (416) 249â€"0691 SUPPORTED BY YOUR LOCAL MERCHANTS Coming Events â€" 1994 â€" 95 All proceeds to Rotary Club Community Services SANTA GOMES TO TOWI Central Restaurant World of Cake Decorating Shoppers Home Health Care Weston Farmers‘ Market or call John Kiru â€" 249â€"0691 AD DEADLINE Oct 31 Jan 26 PRINTING Nov 9 Feb 8 DELIVERY Nov 11 Feb 12 Page 2