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Cecile Turcotte

Photograph of Cecile Turcotte sitting up on a bed smiling with a nurse at her side at the Ottawa Civic Hospital after the Almonte Train Wreck, 1943

Source: North Lanark Regional Museum

Cecile Turcotte spent nearly six months in the Ottawa Civic Hospital recovering from her injuries from the Almonte Train Wreck. She spent much of her time getting to know other patients, including Lila Barr, another victim of the accident from Renfrew.