A pile of charred boards was all that remained of a former blacksmith shop after a fire in View Royal on Saturday (Feb. 17), but the blaze will have little impact on the Victoria Highland Games AssociationB次元官网网址檚 operations.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 been empty for couple of years,B次元官网网址 the associationB次元官网网址檚 executive director Jim Maxwell said of the burnt building. B次元官网网址淲e were actually thinking of repurposing it for storage.B次元官网网址
The fire briefly disrupted a fashion show going on in the Victoria Scottish Community Centre also located on the associationB次元官网网址檚 Craigflower Road site. The flames were far enough away that the show could continue, Maxwell said. The building that burned to the ground didnB次元官网网址檛 hold any heritage designations.
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The association, which has hosted one of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 largest Highland Games for 159 years, built the community centre and marked its first year in use on Robbie Burns Day.
B次元官网网址淭he centre is operating very successfully weB次元官网网址檙e just finishing all the landscaping on the overall property,B次元官网网址 Maxwell said.
View Royal Fire Rescue was on the scene quickly and dealt with the blaze, Maxwell said, adding they now await a report on what caused the fire.
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