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A fact from Victoria Hall (Petrolia) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 May2026(check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Victoria Hall(pictured), a National Historic Site of Canada, was gutted by fire weeks after its centennial?
ALT1: ... that Victoria Hall(pictured), a National Historic Site of Canada, was gutted by fire weeks after its centennial? Source: *Burr, Christina Ann (2006). Canada's Victorian Oil Town: The Transformation of Petrolia from Resource Town into a Victorian Community. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN978-0-7735-7590-5. In 1975 Victoria Hall was designated a national historic site and monument and a heritage site under the Ontario Heritage Act. ... The centennial of Victoria Hall in 1989 was marked by a New Year's levee. Three weeks later, on 25 January 1989, a fire that began in the basement destroyed the building and most of the municipal records housed therein.
ALT2: ... that Victoria Hall(pictured) simultaneously hosted a town hall and a thousand-seat opera house? Source: *"Victoria Hall". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on April 6, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
Overall: Article is long enough and new enough, and QPQ has been completed. The hooks are all interesting, mentioned in the article, and verified by the sources. I didn't find any sourcing or copyright issues. The image looks great and is freely licensed and used in the article. MCE89 (talk) 08:57, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
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Article is long enough and new enough, and QPQ has been completed. The hooks are all interesting, mentioned in the article, and verified by the sources. I didn't find any sourcing or copyright issues. The image looks great and is freely licensed and used in the article. MCE89 (talk) 08:57, 26 April 2026 (UTC)