Ottawa firefighters successfully doused a four-alarm blaze at historic Earnscliffe Manor, home of the British high commissioner to Canada and onetime residence of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.
The fire has mostly been contained to the attic of the Victorian home at 140 Sussex Dr., according to firefighters who attended the scene, who are trying to salvage items from the house.
The age of the building forced firefighters to tear down walls and ceili… (View original article)