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
June 25, 2018, Whitehorse – City officials say the fire that started Wednesday night at the Whitehorse waste management facility flared up early Saturday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 25, 2018, Chilliwack, B.C. – Flames engulfed a popular downtown restaurant in Chilliwack Sunday morning. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. at Banners Restaurant, just as people were gathering downtown for the annual Village Classic car show. The Chilliwack Progress reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 25, 2018, Scarborough, Ont. – A 34-year-old woman critically injured following a fire in Scarborough last weekend has died in hospital, Toronto police confirm. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 22, 2018, Winnipeg – Winnipeg City Council wants taxpayers to stop paying a union boss’ salary. Council voted in favour of a Brian Bowman directive for city officials to renegotiate the wage deal for United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg president Alex Forrest. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by […]
June 22, 2018, Hamilton, Ont. – Careless smoking is being blamed for a multi-alarm fire at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Hamilton Thursday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 22, 2018, Stony Plain, Alta. – The Stony Plain Fire Department is investigating a blaze at a problematic residential construction site that destroyed 16 townhouses and damaged 14 others late Wednesday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 22, 2018, Whitehorse – Officials say a fire that started Wednesday night at the Whitehorse waste management facility was under control but still burning as of about 7 a.m. Thursday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico