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March 19, 2018, London, Ont. – A fire chief in southwestern Ontario has retired amid allegations that his department was plagued by a culture of harassment and retaliation. The City of London says in a press release that Chief John Kobarda is retiring “effective immediately” after 27 years as a firefighter in the city, 14 […]
Mar. 19, 2018, Dryden, Ont. – A Dryden councillor is calling for a public meeting as the city’s dispute with some of its volunteer firefighters continues. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 19, 2018, Surrey, B.C. – A coalition of firefighters, city engineers and administrators is proposing a novel solution to city parking woes. Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis says shrinking the no-stopping zone around fire hydrants could create hundreds of new parking spots in congested cities. Garis said his department began investigating whether five metres […]
Mar. 19, 2018, Wallaceburg, Ont. – Many residents, including small children, rescued by firefighters from their balconies are now displaced following an apartment fire in Wallaceburg Sunday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 16, 2018, Vancouver – A man who splashed gasoline over himself at an east Vancouver fast food restaurant is in hospital with serious burns and independent investigators are examining how police handled the situation. A news release from Vancouver police says the man, in his 30s, was carrying a gas can when he entered […]
March 16, 2018, Sarnia, Ont. – After initially being charged over five years ago, a former Sarnia, Ont., fire chief has been found not guilty of sexual assault. Pat Cayen was acquitted of all charges at the close of a second trial Thursday in the Superior Court of Justice in Sarnia. BlackburnNews.com reports. | READ […]
March 16, 2018, Edmonton – It seems Canadians overwhelmingly respect the job firefighters do, but the same can’t be said for politicians. According to data compiled by Insights West marketing research, 92 per cent of Canadians who responded to an online survey have a positive opinion of firefighters, making it the No. 1 most well-respected […]
March 15, 2018, Montreal – Montreal police say they will continue the search today for amissing 10-year-old boy. Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou was last seen on Monday, when he left his home in the city’s Ahuntsic-Cartierville district for a friend’s house. Const. Raphael Bergeron says officers patrolled the north-end Montreal neighbourhood during the night but haven’t […]
March 15, 2018, Bancroft, Ont. – A woman was found dead after an early-morning fire at the R.J. Brooks Retirement Centre in Bancroft, Ont. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico