More than six weeks after the devastating tornado that ripped through Goderich this summer, Reg and Liz Samis are still amazed at the power of nature.
“I guess as farmers you’re always in awe of the weather,” said Liz, who visited Goderich last week with her husband.
The Mapleton residents said a lot of the mess has been cleaned up, though the town remains devastated.
“It breaks your heart,” said Liz. “It was the prettiest town in Ontario.”
Reg said workers were replacing the windows of the courthouse in Goderich’s iconic town square, but structurally the building looks okay.
That makes his discovery in Mapleton Township one day after the tornado even more surprising.
On Aug. 22 Reg was cutting the lawn on his Sideroad 16 property just east of Drayton (about 80km away from Goderich), when he noticed something in the grass.
He says he was shocked to discover it was a laminated phone directory from the Goderich courthouse, which apparently had travelled all that way through the air.
“It was just amazing that it came that far,” Reg said.
He added his friends and neighbours were also amazed at the find so far away from where the tornado hit. It’s a powerful reminder of just how unpredictably devastating Mother Nature can be.
