Facing an uncertain future after a decade of being fenced off and abandoned, Winnipeg's 95-year-old Alexander Docks are a remnant of a lost era in the city's history.
Murray Stenlund had always worried the Windsor Hotel would catch fire one day. So on Wednesday, when Stenlund saw thick plumes of smoke engulf the vacant 120-year-old building in Winnipeg’s downtown, he knew the inevitable had finally happened.
To downtown passersby, the landmark Hudson's Bay Company building may look the same as it has for almost a century, but inside, work continues on its transformation.