York Memorial students speak out against potential 3rd move since fire destroyed school
Students of York Memorial Collegiate Institute have had to move twice since their high school was destroyed by fire two years ago. They re upset that the Toronto District School Board is considering moving them a third time.
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City manager condemns TDSB s decision to file $90M lawsuit over York Memorial Collegiate fire
Toronto’s city manager is condemning the move by the Toronto District School Board to sue the city, fire department, police services board and the Ontario Fire Marshall for $90 million over a fire that destroyed York Memorial Collegiate Institute.
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TORONTO The Toronto District School Board has launched a $90 million lawsuit against the city, the province and the Toronto Police Services Board, alleging that a massive fire that gutted a high school two years ago was the result of negligence. It was May 7, 2019 nearly two years ago to the day when a six-alarm fire tore through York Memorial Collegiate Institute at Eglinton Avenue West and Keele Street. Firefighters were first called the building shortly after 2 p.m. on May 6 after a fire broke out in the hallway space behind the main stage area of a second-floor auditorium. The building was evacuated and firefighters attacked the fire inside the auditorium.
Published Wednesday, May 5, 2021 4:36PM EDT The Toronto District School Board has launched a $90 million lawsuit against the city, the province and the Toronto Police Services Board, alleging that a massive fire that gutted a high school two years ago was the result of negligence. It was May 7, 2019 nearly two years ago to the day when a six-alarm fire tore through York Memorial Collegiate Institute at Eglinton Avenue West and Keele Street. Firefighters were first called the building shortly after 2 p.m. on May 6 after a fire broke out in the hallway space behind the main stage area of a second-floor auditorium.
Posted: May 05, 2021 12:09 PM ET | Last Updated: May 5
In the afternoon of May 6, 2019, Toronto Fire Services responded to a fire alarm in the second floor auditorium of the high school. Within hours, it declared the fire extinguished and decided to resume the investigation in the morning.(Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press)