Mar. 26, 2018, Sudbury, Ont. – The union representing about 280 volunteer firefighters in Sudbury says it has reached a deal with the city for a new collective bargaining agreement. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Mar. 23, 2018, Toronto – A Toronto firefighter was injured while battling a blaze inside a restaurant in Christie Pits overnight Thursday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 23, 2018, Winnipeg – Three people have been sent to hospital after a car crashed into a fire hall Friday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 23, 2018, Montreal – A fire in a building at the intersection of St-Antoine and de la Montagne streets forced evacuations and road closures in Montreal’s downtown core early Friday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 22, 2018, Burlington, Ont. – Burlington firefighters battled a blaze at a recycling facility Wednesday afternoon. Just after 3:00 p.m., fire crews were called to the scene after a large pile of recyclables caught fire. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 22, 2018, Moncton, N.B. – An employee at a Moncton wholesale bakery was hospitalized Wednesday night with severe burns to his arms and chest after a fire in a production machine. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 22, 2018, Springhill, N.S. – Two people are dead in what RCMP are calling a “suspicious” fire at a home in Springhill, N.S. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 21, 2018, Dryden, Ont. – Volunteer firefighters in Dryden, Ont., say they are in a stalemate situation after city councillors voted down a proposal to hold a public discussion on what to do with the community’s fire service. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 21, 2018, Toronto – Toronto firefighters are struggling to extinguish a fire Wednesday that erupted overnight inside a York automotive shop. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 21, 2018, Calgary – Calgary city council has decided to uphold the city’s seven-minute response time target for fire service across the city. Council was looking at a proposal Tuesday to vary that target to 10 minutes for future new communities because the city can’t afford to put a fully-staffed fire station in every […]