Noronic Disaster! Was it Arson? Interactive Game and Tour (77th ANNIVERSARY)
About the event
**The Toronto History Walks Explorer Pass is available. Get it now for $125.00 for 1 year of unlimited tours, email torontohistorywalks@gmail.com for more information or for signing up!**
** Please note: Please e-transfer the ticket amount when booking your space for this tour! You can e-transfer to the following email at: torontohistorywalks@gmail.com
This special anniversary tour commemorates the burning of the Noronic in Toronto harbour on the evening of September 16-17, 1949! Seventy Seven years ago
First it was Ambrose Small and my team of brilliant detectives who tried to figure it out. The walkers on this tour just about cracked the case. Well done my detectives.
And then the case that shocked Canada and the world, the murder of Burt Massey! That was a tough assignment with 15 characters all wanting their time in the sun! But now a new assignment for my brilliant detectives. The Harley Karulis Detective Agency needs your help once again! Here is the folder with all the information, down below! Your assignment awaits! Keep reading.......
Saturday September 17, 1949 in the early hours. A small harmless fire in a closet on C Deck erupted into an inferno that destroyed the Canada Steamship Lines, Noronic. It was Toronto's greatest disaster.
On this tour we will meet and hear the stories of passengers, crew and firefighters who responded on that fateful night. Our goal is to try and figure out the true story of what happened on C Deck in that same closet. Was it an accident or was it done on purpose? If it was indeed arson, then why?
The Noronic was built by the Northern Navigation Company, a subsidiary of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company. It plied the waters of the Great Lakes since its first trip in 1913. It carried millions of happy holiday makers, but things were coming to an end. Could this be the motivation to end the service. Points to ponder!
The car was King or Queen, and the second world war was over and attitudes were "a changing," quickly! The days of the passenger cruise ships on the Great Lakes were seen as part of the old world.
Are you up for this interactive game once again?
This walking tour/game takes participants back in time to 1949 Toronto, and explores the many sites associated with this disaster and the personalities involved. You will be introduced to 15 historic characters and each has their own dark secrets, it will be up to you to uncover the truth.
This tour DOES not require a PRESTO card! All the sites are centred around the southern section of the downtown core and harbour front!
Our walk begins outside the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel on Queen's Quay and Bay Street just east of the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal on Queen's Quay East at the front doors of the hotel. A video on the disaster will follow in the comments to introduce you to this fascinating piece of Toronto history!
This tour has a ticket price of $15.00 per person. Please get your tickets early if you would like to attend as this tour has a limit of 25 participants!
** Please note: Please e-transfer the ticket price when booking your space for this tour! You can e-transfer to the following email at: torontohistorywalks@gmail.com
