▁complex ). ▁They ▁were ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Spr uce ▁F alls ▁Company ▁Ltd . ▁These ▁buildings ▁were ▁all ▁built ▁in ▁an ▁impress ive ▁Ne o - T ud or ▁style ▁and ▁would ▁form ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁inn ▁hosted ▁Princess ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁visit ▁to ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁land mark ▁inn ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁fell ▁in ▁dis rep air ▁but ▁was ▁sl ated ▁for ▁renov ation ▁by ▁new ▁invest ors . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁youth s ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁inn . ▁It ▁was ▁dam aged ▁beyond ▁repair . ▁The ▁ar son ists ▁were ▁not ▁charged ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁criminal ▁responsibility ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁fire . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁inn ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Intern ment ▁camp ▁▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁camp ▁held ▁over ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁German , ▁Aust rian , ▁and ▁Turkish ▁prisoners , ▁though ▁the ▁majority ▁were ▁Canadian ▁residents ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁descent ▁who ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁B uk ov ina ▁and ▁Gal icia , ▁their ▁hom eland , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung