. Rural planning and development; a study of rural conditions and problems in Canada. FIRE AND DISEASE TRAP, ENDANGERING BOTH LIFE AND PROPERTYThis class of development should be rooted out under proper sanitary and building wmsm Of cotisEmmN REMAINS OF SETTLERS HOMEAfter forest fire in the Clay Belt of Northern Ontario, 1916 RURAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 135 rural suburbs and in connection with large rural institutions is some-times much greater even than in the comparatively crowded of the most frequent causes of great conflagrations is the start-ing of forest fires, sometim
. Rural planning and development; a study of rural conditions and problems in Canada. FIRE AND DISEASE TRAP, ENDANGERING BOTH LIFE AND PROPERTYThis class of development should be rooted out under proper sanitary and building wmsm Of cotisEmmN REMAINS OF SETTLERS HOMEAfter forest fire in the Clay Belt of Northern Ontario, 1916 RURAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 135 rural suburbs and in connection with large rural institutions is some-times much greater even than in the comparatively crowded of the most frequent causes of great conflagrations is the start-ing of forest fires, sometimes for agricultural purposes, and at othertimes as a result of mere carelessness. Forest Fires In 1908, forest fires raging in the Kootenay Valley district com-pletely destroyed the towns of Fernie and Michel. About 80 liveswere lost and 3,000 homeless refugees were forced to seek shelterin other towns. The loss of agricultural property is said to haveamounted to about $4,000,000. The fires in Northern Ontario in 1911 and 1916 caused severelosses of life and property. The first fire is reported to have resultedin a death roll of over 100 and an estimated property loss of $1,-450,000. Several towns and villages were wiped ou
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