Ontario's provincial archive, which was deteriorating because of poor storage conditions downtown, is now safe in a state-of-the-art facility at York University. The long-awaited facility, which officially opened yesterday, is being leased by the province for $5.3 million a year and will house a $400 million treasure that dates back to 1729.
The new building is home to nearly 2 million photographs, 45,000 maps and 240,000 architectural plans – a collection so vast it would stretch 100 kilometres if laid end to end.
You can read more at http://www.archives.gov.on.ca and at http://www.gov.on.ca/mgs/en/News/108293.html.
