June 12, 2018, Yellowknife – A fire in downtown Yellowknife early Monday morning has left a heritage building destroyed. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 11, 2018, Vancouver – Two people have died in an apartment fire in North Vancouver. Fire officials say 16 others have been taken to hospital with various injuries, ranging from minor to severe. The blaze broke out at about 2:30 a.m., in the 170 unit Mountain Village Garden Apartment complex. Sixteen suites in two […]
June 11, 2018, Cole Harbour, N.S. – Crews are fighting hotspots in a forest fire near a popular hiking trail in Cole Harbour, N.S. Halifax fire division chief Brad Connors says the fire covers an area of about eight hectares near the Salt Marsh Trail outside Halifax. He says about 12 homes in the area […]
June 11, 2018, Kanata, Ont. – A fire at an abandoned farmhouse sent smoke cascading across the north end of Kanata Sunday afternoon. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 11, 2018, St. John’s – An afternoon fire Sunday in the east end of St. John’s has, at least temporarily, forced nine people from their homes. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 11, 2018, Cole Harbour, N.S. – Crews are fighting hotspots in a forest fire near a popular hiking trail in Cole Harbour, N.S. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 8, 2018, Halifax – The Halifax region has put out a call for anyone interested in being a volunteer firefighter at one of 29 rural stations across the municipality. Fire officials say there is a critical shortage, particularly along the Eastern Shore, where some stations are staffed with just four or five members. CBC […]
June 8, 2018, Victoria, B.C. – Three people were injured when the driver lost control of a Comox Fire Department vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway on Thursday afternoon. The Times Colonist reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 7, 2018, Halifax – Officials have determined the likely cause of a fatal Dartmouth fire, where more than 100 people were displaced, was careless smoking. StarMetro Halifax reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 7, 2018, McLeese Lake, B.C. – When firefighters in a small Cariboo community were called to an emergency on the weekend, the team of volunteers prepared to rush out — only to find that one of their pumper trucks wouldn’t start. Ian Hicks, fire chief for McLeese Lake Volunteer Fire Department, later discovered that […]