Repurposing a building in Wilberforce to create St Margaret's Church plus John Murray - Ontario's first Provincial Detective
This week, in 1918 the small community of Wilberforce in Haliburton County wanted a church. They came up a simple solution - repurpose an already existing building. A huge challange came up a short time later - moving the 2-story church to a new loaction. Plus, the story of John Murray - who became Ontario's first Provincial Detective. His sensational cases, innovative investigative techniques and use of early forensic techniques made him a household name. Plus, he was the inspiration for the CBC's The Great Detective and the Murdoch Mystery of novel and tv fame.
Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at timewarp@canoefm.com
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