Sept. 6, 2018, Renfrew, Ont. – The former fire chief in Renfrew has followed through on his threat and filed a lawsuit worth $1.35 million against the municipality on Aug. 23. Guy Longtin wants his job back (with back pay) plus compensation for damages caused. He also wants town officials to take mandatory human rights […]

Sept. 6, 2018, South Huron, Ont. – Jeff Musser, who has more than 20 years of experience with the Exeter station and serves as district chief for Exeter, Ont., was recently appointed acting fire chief of the South Huron department in light of former chief Andrew Baird’s departure for Leamington to serve as that community’s […]

Sept. 6, 2018, Winnipeg – Winnipeg councillors on the finance committee approved adding $4.8 million to the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service budget to avoid a projected shortfall by the end of the year. Council had approved $193.5 million for the WFPS for 2018, but service officials said they wouldn’t be able to stay within that […]

Sept. 6, 2018, Windsor, N.S. – A former fire chief with the Brooklyn Fire Department is before the courts facing a charge of sexual assault. Andrew William McDade, of Newport, 44, stands charged with committing a sexual assault in Three Mile Plains between May 16 and June 14, 2018. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ […]

Sept. 6, 2018, Quebec City – An apartment in Quebec City’s Saint-Sauveur neighbourhood was almost completely destroyed after a fire ravaged it overnight Wednesday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Sept. 5, 2018, Montreal – The Montreal fire department’s specialized rescue team completed a delicate operation Tuesday below the Champlain Bridge, extricating a woman who had fallen onto a metal platform below the deck of the span. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Sept. 5, 2018, Cambridge, Ont. – The OPP detachment in Cambridge has been leveled by a devastating fire Tuesday afternoon. There were no injuries as a result of some alert thinking by the detachment’s commander, John Mraud. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Sept. 5, 2018, Hornby Island, B.C. – Police say a person has been arrested and charged with arson for the fire that gutted Hornby Island Community School. Comox Valley RCMP said the man has been charged with one count of arson damaging property in connection with the blaze. Police said he was arrested Sept. 3. […]

Sept. 5, 2018, Calgary – Two homes were damaged in a two-alarm fire in the northwest Calgary community of Panorama Hills Wednesday. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico