Monthly Archives: November 2017

Volunteer firefighters exempt from on-call provisions in Fair Workplaces Act

Nov. 22, 2017, Toronto – Ontario’s Ministry of Labour plans to amend its fair workplaces legislation after municipalities argued it would bankrupt their volunteer fire departments. As it is now written, Bill 148 — the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act — would require municipalities to pay volunteer firefighters the same as their full-time counterparts. CBC […]

Fire crews battle blaze at multiple buildings in Saint John

Nov. 14, 2017, Saint John, N.B. – Firefighters in Saint John battled a major blaze, closing some city streets early Tuesday morning. Steve Voutour, platoon chief with the Saint John Fire Department said five buildings that were connected caught fire around 5:30 a.m. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by […]

Town of Inuvik looking into complaints lodged against fire chief

Nov. 14, 2017, Inuvik, N.W.T. – ​Some Inuvik firefighters say they’ve lost faith in the town’s fire chief. At least two firefighters have confirmed that they resigned in the last year because of the department’s leadership under Fire Chief Jim Sawkins, who’s held the position since 2011. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]