709 Watershed

6. The Fire of 61′: The End of the Logging Industry in Bonavista North - a firsthand account by author Gary Collins

January 31, 2020 Darren Sheppard Season 1 Episode 6
709 Watershed
6. The Fire of 61′: The End of the Logging Industry in Bonavista North - a firsthand account by author Gary Collins
Show Notes

Host Darren Sheppard discusses the repercussions of the Fire of 1961 and how it destroyed the logging industry within Bonavista North. First-hand accounts of the fire will be reviewed with in-studio guest, author Gary Collins of Hare Bay, who was a teenager at the time of the fire, as he describes what it was like dealing with the fire and the aftermath.

Music by Giorgio Di Campo for FreeSound Music 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8sO7-kbRc

Music by Ricky Valadez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Ov1XLAg1c