http://spacingottawa.ca/2009/11/17/spanning-conflict-from-kettle-island-to-big-joe-mufferaw/ Understanding the urban landscape in Canada's capital region Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://spacingottawa.ca/2009/11/17/spanning-conflict-from-kettle-island-to-big-joe-mufferaw/comment-page-1/#comment-71 ccboca Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:36:37 +0000 http://spacingottawa.ca/?p=820#comment-71 many Irish and Italians died building the Bloor st. bridge in Toronto and the Welland Canal, Catholics were seen as second class in those days, was it the 30's? At any rate, at some point it was even illegal to be Catholic, so these often Catholic Irish and Italians ended up doing the deadliest jobs, but their work is still here today as a testament. many Irish and Italians died building the Bloor st. bridge in Toronto and the Welland Canal, Catholics were seen as second class in those days, was it the 30's? At any rate, at some point it was even illegal to be Catholic, so these often Catholic Irish and Italians ended up doing the deadliest jobs, but their work is still here today as a testament.

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