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Article: York Factory National Historic Site of Canada: planning the future for a place with a momentous past.(Gazette)
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- Manitoba History
- Article date:
- September 22, 2004
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"What then should be our blue-print for the future of York Factory? At his lecture Dr. Ritchie pointed out the need for action if the buildings at York Factory are to be saved. "It would be a tragedy to have the buildings deteriorate into ruin'. Think what could happen in ten years. It is the year 1970. Picture a plane flying low over what was once known as York Factory. The pilot says, "Look at the heap of rubble. Someone must have tried to build something here once. I guess the climate was too rugged. "If someone does not act soon this could well happen. Must York Factory become a ruin?" (i)
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