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Fire destroys former Tann home near Mindemoya

October 19, 2016

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The former home of the late Ron Tann, three kilometres east of Mindemoya, was lost in a fire Sunday evening. photo by Jennifer Graham

MINDEMOYA—Central Manitoulin Fire Department responded to a fire at about 4:10 pm Sunday afternoon three kilometres east of Mindemoya. The home was unoccupied at the time of the blaze.

All six trucks in Manitoulin’s largest fire department attended the scene, which was the former home of the late Ron Tann.

John Reid, Central Manitoulin fire chief, told The Expositor in a Monday interview the cause of the fire is unknown, but the Ontario Fire Marshal will not be called in to investigate. The home has been declared a total loss, with the crews battling the blaze until about 9:30 pm Sunday night.

“We needed everything we had yesterday,” Mr. Reid said.

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Alicia McCutcheon

Alicia McCutcheon has served as editor-in-chief of The Manitoulin Expositor and The Manitoulin West Recorder since 2011. She grew up in the newspaper business and earned an Honours B.A. in communications from Laurentian University, Sudbury, also achieving a graduate certificate in journalism, with distinction, from Cambrian College. Ms. McCutcheon has received peer recognition for her writing, particularly on the social consequences of the Native residential school program. She manages a staff of four writers from her office at The Manitoulin Expositor in Little Current.

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