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The Fascination of Applewood Hills

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  Today I got up and decided I would go for a walk in my neighbourhood to clear my mind. As soon as I stepped out of my house I got a whiff of a very cold breeze. I walked along Bloor St as I saw people walking home from buying their groceries and saw people getting on the bus, as I walked up a bit more I reached Highpoint mall. Here I have observed many stores and places such as Grant’s Food Mart, I Heart Boba, Luca Pizza, Optical Glasses, High-point Medical Building, Husky Gas Station and Mechanics, Snowflake Nail Salon, Chatr and Dixie Bloor Convenience. I continue walking as I cut through the mall and I have reached a local church called Logos Family Church. As I walk past there I arrive at St. Sophia Catholic School and Glenhaven Sr. Public School, now I see kids are heading home after school, and this is one of the spots where people hangout in their leisure time to do many activities. I have reached my favourite aspect which is the Burnhamthorpe Community Centre, this is the mai

Horror on Bloor

I had interviewed a peer of mine and asked them what was the most memorable story in our neighbourhood. They said it was when our complex had caught on fire. It all started with a very late night. They were packing as they were getting ready to go to their cottage. It began to smell smokey as the breeze came through their room window and it only got stronger and stronger. They told their sister to come look outside with them and before their eyes it was just a huge fire. They ran inside to tell their parents and they all rushed back outside. So many sirens were going off as fire trucks and police raced into the complex. Everyone had to evacuate their houses and other residents had to bang on peoples door as the fire spread quickly to 10 houses. Miway buses had to keep the residents in the buses as the firefighter put out the fire. Some residents ended up going to the local shelter so they could have somewhere to sleep for the night. The cause of the fire was unknown according to the p