‘Our job is to be there for the community’: Halifax firefighters help less fortunate Global News For the sixth year in a row a number of Halifax firefighters spent their Saturday giving back to the community that they serve. Powered by WPeMatico
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Nova Scotia lagging on support for firefighting-related cancers Global News In 2003 labour laws in Nova Scotia related to firefighters contracting cancer on the job rivalled any other province in Canada but without any revisiting since … Powered by WPeMatico
Firefighter suicides reflect toll of longer fire seasons and increased stress Los Angeles Times At least 115 firefighters and emergency medical personnel took their own lives in the U.S. in 2017. Many worry that longer fire seasons, more frequent mass … Powered by WPeMatico
Sask. family of volunteer firefighters familiar with risk, sacrifice and camaraderie CBC.ca Firefighting is a family affair for six members of the Balgonie, Sask. volunteer fire department. Brenda Lapchuk, her husband, three sons and a daughter-in-law … Powered by WPeMatico
Coulson Aviation and Unical partner on next-gen firefighting helicopters Vertical Magazine Coulson Aviation is expanding its rotary-wing capabilities and has entered into a joint venture with Unical Aviation to bring what they claim will be the most … Powered by WPeMatico
Halifax firefighters support NDP cancer bill, but Labour minister does not CBC.ca A bill introduced in the Nova Scotia Legislature on Friday would triple the number of cancers on the list of diseases that automatically trigger workers’ … Powered by WPeMatico
Fallen Surrey firefighter among 15 to be remembered in Victoria Peace Arch News Leslie A. Dionne and others honoured during annual BC Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial *Service*. Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 1, 2019, Campbellford, Ont. – Fire destroyed a longtime concrete and landscaping business in Campbellford early Wednesday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 1, 2019, Toronto – The City of Toronto and a private contractor face provincial fire code charges after an investigation into blocked exit doors that caused a dangerous bottleneck at Union Station late last year. The Toronto Sun reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 1, 2019, Ottawa – An overnight fire Thursday has badly damaged a west-end restaurant. Firefighters responded to the fire at the Allium Restaurant around 2:38 a.m. Neibhrours reported hearing “a big bang and seeing flames visible at the rear of the establishment.” CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by […]