By Elizabeth Gilligan MacGregor
Hurricane Hazel, One Family’s Story
This historical fiction concerns the hurricane that hit Toronto, Ontario in 1954. It stalled over Etobicoke, the western part of the city, killing 81 people across the province of Ontario. Houses and streets went into the Humber River and Lake Ontario, along with the residents inside.
The family in the story is fictional but the facts are historic. Through these characters the reader can experience that horrific night, and understand why floodplain must be protected, and why the future development of lands must exclude the floodplain, agricultural land, and wetlands. Climate change is making the impact of flood events even greater.
The author has published work in Blogs, print and online magazines.
If you are interested in purchasing this book, the cost is $20. Please contact the author at hurricanehazel@bell.net
Hurricane Hazel, One Family's Story 