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 * History of Saint John, New Brunswick: 1

=Fort La Tour=

Fort La Tour is the archaeological site of what was a fur-trading post


 * "Fort LaTour was situated on the Carleton side of the harbour of Saint John on that point of land which juts out towards Navy Island, from which it is divided by a narrow and shallow channel, dry at low water. It was square in outline, eighty paces in diameter, with a bastion at each of its angles."
 * In August 1775, an old French barracks at old "Fort Neck" was burnt by "a party of "the rebels" from Machias" after landing on the Carleton side of Saint John.

History
During the 18th century, Main Street was used as a trading route for transporting goods from the First Nations settlement up to Fort Howe. Up until the mid-1960s, Main Street had been a prosperous commercial district in the city. The street declined as its inhabitants aged and urban renewal demolitions of homes were done for the Saint John Harbour Bridge.

In 2022, a project was approved by the City Council to narrow down the street to four lanes in order to make the road more accessible for pedestrians and cyclists. The need for the road to have six lanes has been questioned. In 2023, the project was put on pause.

At one point, Main Street had been home to a thriving neighbourhood. During urban renewal efforts in the 1970s, most of the buildings in the area were demolished.

= 1974 Irving gas station explosion = On January 4, 1974, an Irving gas station in Saint John, New Brunswick exploded, killing five and injuring six.

The explosion occurred at night. The explosion caused a nearby bridge to be temporarily closed to inspect for possible structural damage. Two transport truck drivers were killed. The blast shattered windows and damaged walls in the area. The Reversing Falls Bridge also received structural damage from the blast.

Other incidents
On June 9, 1998, an explosion occurred at the Irving Oil Refinery, also in Saint John, killing one nearby worker and injuring two others. Another explosion at Irving's refinery occurred during the morning of October 8, 2018, caused by a corroded pipe in the refinery's Hydrodesulfurization area, resulting in 80 workers suffering various, minor injuries from falling, fleeing the fire, noise, psychological stress and smoke inhalation. Due to the explosion, 36 of the injured workers had to lose time from working. In 2020, Irving Oil received a $200,000 fine for the incident after pleading guilty to violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act in New Brunswick.

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