Mystery bunker dug next to Pan Am tennis site

by The Bulldog • February 23, 2015

CBC reporter John Lancaster breaks the story of a mysterious bunker near the Rexall Tennis Centre, a venue for the Pan Games near Jane Street and Shoreham Drive. No one knows who built it or why.

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