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immediately swept away. Due to the size of the river, the bridge was big enough to substantially redirect debris and water onto
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recede, it only left mud in its wake. Many victims' bodies were never recovered. The worst-hit home was located at 148 Raymore Drive, which was shared by the
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The area instead became residential, and by the mid-1950s, Raymore Drive was home to a mix of retirees and blue-collar workers. Near the intersection of
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996:Sherbourne
950:University
929:Meadowvale
894:Birchmount
807:Royal York
787:Highway 27
701:2009-07-06
660:Filey 1996
634:2009-06-17
612:2009-06-17
592:Filey 1999
566:2009-06-17
522:2009-06-17
496:Filey 1996
482:2009-07-06
449:1550024485
426:1550023225
404:1550025260
371:References
269:cold front
234:See also:
216:right bank
192:Lake Huron
157:footbridge
1398:De Grassi
1352:Crosstown
1260:Trethewey
1180:Davenport
1136:Ellesmere
1109:St. Clair
1025:East–west
1011:Runnymede
991:Ossington
986:Lansdowne
874:Don Mills
802:Islington
720:from the
265:Carolinas
1393:Colborne
1362:Richview
1276:highways
1250:Kingston
1175:McNicoll
1141:Sheppard
1119:Lawrence
1114:Eglinton
1094:Danforth
1059:Richmond
1054:Adelaide
971:Beverley
879:Woodbine
840:Bathurst
835:Dufferin
820:Scarlett
415:(1999).
393:(1996).
349:See also
176:Scarlett
149:affected
137:Canadian
1438:Raymore
1372:Spadina
1265:Vaughan
1255:Rexdale
1235:Chaplin
1194:Gerrard
1189:Eastern
1151:Steeles
1085:Carlton
1081:College
981:Jameson
914:McCowan
909:Brimley
904:Midland
899:Kennedy
864:Bayview
797:Kipling
271:around
208:Trenton
141:Ontario
135:in the
133:Toronto
77:Toronto
1413:George
1403:Draper
1225:Albion
1171:Cummer
1167:Drewry
1128:Wilson
1099:Dupont
1073:Dundas
889:Warden
869:Leslie
855:Jarvis
812:Weston
446:
423:
401:
204:Severn
129:Weston
56:Length
1245:Dawes
1185:Front
1146:Finch
1123:Dixon
1090:Bloor
1068:Queen
850:Yonge
830:Keele
458:Notes
1418:John
1388:Bond
1049:King
825:Jane
444:ISBN
421:ISBN
399:ISBN
297:Army
238:and
186:and
48:the
1319:QEW
1314:427
1309:409
1304:404
1299:401
1294:400
1035:S→N
955:Bay
774:W→E
190:on
151:by
75:in
1491::
1289:27
1284:2A
675:.
546:^
531:^
515:.
503:^
465:^
381:.
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