Fugitive slaves, spies and Grace Kelly: Why fire destroying Welland House Hotel is a 'huge loss'
by Jessica Maxwell from CBC | Edmonton News on (#5M5AR)
The 168-year-old building that was once the Welland House Hotel in St. Catharines, Ont., has been destroyed by a fire. According to a heritage expert, the building, which was close to being deemed a historic site, was where Black people who escaped slavery in the U.S. found work.