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The Fire on Beechwood Avenue

Posted on January 28, 2012 by R.B. Fairchild

On March 16, 2011, a six-alarm fire broke out on Beechwood avenue, spewing toxic smoke into the air and destroying both homes and businesses there. I was on the scene with my camera, and took a large number of photos (in sets: one, two, and three; you can also see the shots of the aftermath here)

Carleton University journalism student Heather Burgess created a great audio slideshow of the Beechwood Ave fire, and its impact on local organic shop Nature’s Buzz, with the help of some of my photos: http://notinscotland.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/beechwood-avenue-fire-retrospective. I think she did a terrific job, and encourage you to check out her piece.

And we’re back!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by R.B. Fairchild

Happy New Year, you delightful readers, you!

I hope the holidays proved to be both joyful and relaxing, and that copious quantities of food and cheer have provided bountiful insulation against the worst of the winter winds and darkness. I had a positively delightful holiday season, short though it was for me, and was greatly restored and inspired by the company of my excellent family and friends.

I’m pleased to be able to say that the migration to a new domain registrar, name server, and host (in lieu of the calamitously odious godaddy.com) was successful, and that this site is back online, as is my photography website, http://rbfairchild.com, and the Deadpans website (which I wrote and now manage for that terrific band). It might still take a couple of hours for the new domain name servers to propagate throughout the internet, but everything should be accessible.

The New Year brings new photos and new photoshoot opportunities, so new posts are on the way!