June 28, 2018, Calgary – The City of Calgary says nearly 2,000 households did not have their blue carts collected on Wednesday following a morning fire at a recycling sorting facility. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 27, 2018, Oshawa, Ont. – Faced with a city surging in growth, Oshawa Fire Services saw a steady increase to its workload in 2017, including several major fires, but for Chief Derrick Clark, his team is managing the extra work without issue. The Oshawa Express reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
June 27, 2018, Marcel Colomb First Nation, Man. – A fire burning near Lynn Lake, Man., has prompted the evacuation of a northern Manitoba First Nation. The leadership of Marcel Colomb First Nation decided to evacuate the community Sunday evening to nearby Lynn Lake as a fire began to grow nearby, said Jason Small of […]
June 27, 2018, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. – Three charges facing a former Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services chief have been stayed. Mike Figliola was charged with fraud, uttering a forged document and breach of trust by a public official in August 2017. The Sault Star reports.| READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by […]
June 26, 2018, Whitehorse – A fire at the Whitehorse landfill has been covered with earth, though it’s still burning under the surface. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 26, 2018, Winnipeg – Black smoke was shooting into the air Monday afternoon as a fire burned at a Winnipeg scrap metal business. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 26, 2018, Edmonton – Three homes were destroyed and another left with heat damage after a duplex in southeast Edmonton’s Charlesworth neighbourhood caught on fire on Sunday night. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 26, 2018, Calgary – Calgary’s fire chief says careless smoking has become “a serious safety issue,” following an increase in the number and severity of fires in recent weeks. Steve Dongworth said 10 out of 17 investigations of serious fires in May and June have been linked to the improper disposal of smoking materials. […]
June 25, 2018, Calgary – Fire crews from three different districts were called in to battle a blaze at Balzac Meats, north of Calgary late Friday night. Crews were called to the scene of the facility at about 11:45 p.m. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 25, 2018, Bas-Caraquet, N.B. – A fire has rendered the St. Paul’s Roman Catholic church in Bas-Caraquet a total loss, according to Caraquet fire chief Marc Landry. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico