Extensive Tornado Damage in Vaughan

Insane.

The McMansions! The banal McMansions!

Who will save the McMansions?

Comment (if indeed that is your real name),

That was my first thought too. Then I remembered: downtown living is the new banal.

Sympathies to the family of that boy that was killed.

Hey rocker and 'comment' aka anonymous - shut up.

If you have nothing positive or intelligent to add then rather stay out of the conversation. Peoples lives have been irreparably changed - have some consideration!

To Nick. I found your comment very rude and uncalled for. I do know what it is like because my home, and children and job, have been destroyed by 2 house fires, through no fault of our own. We had to rebuild and start from scratch also. We got a bit of help, but mainly picked ourselves up and started anew. We were thankful that we all got out safely.

I do understand your loss, because I have experienced it, but when you get down to it, that can be rebuilt, but the loss of loved ones can never be replaced.

My heart and sympathy go out to those families who lost their loved one. A feel for the ones that lost their homes and possessions, but they can be replaced. I counted my blessings even after our two tragedies.

I'm not sure how I avoided hearing about this until now. I've had my own brush with a tornado before, as I live only a short distance from where that tornado touched down in Hamilton a few years back. Two of my brothers were students at the school that got destroyed, actually, and I was less than a year out of it. It's pretty incredible what nature can do when it's angry, isn't it? In any case, hopefully as much as possible turns out okay in the end.

Nick. I wrote you another comment below. I thought you were writing to me, so I responded. My apologies for that mistake.

STOP...the bashing. What does this have to do with the tornado? This is no place to vent. Please stop.

It was a horrible storm and judging by the photos above it's simply amazing no one got hurt.

to elicha.....you obviously don't know the area. These are not million dollar homes or mansions. It is a suburban neighbourhood - grandparents, children, families....hard working individuals who have built homes & a community that they care for. None of them deserving of the comments that you and others have made.