Feb. 7, 2018, Port Colborne, Ont. – A company that made patio furniture, above-ground pool and spa accessories was destroyed Tuesday after a massive fire spread throughout its Port Colborne facility along the Welland Canal. The Welland Tribune reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 6, 2018, Sydney, N.S. – New sentencing dates have been assigned to two former volunteer firefighters who have pleaded guilty to arson charges. The Cape Breton Post reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 6, 2018, Winnipeg – A two-alarm fire destroyed a warehouse in St. James on Monday. Assistant fire chief Mark Reshaur said early Monday evening that firefighters were no longer trying to save the two-storey building and were in a defensive mode to prevent it from spreading. The Winnipeg Free Press reports. | READ MORE […]

Feb. 6, 2018, Inuvik, N.W.T – Jim Sawkins is no longer fire chief in Inuvik, after the town notified the public of his departure in a brief message posted to its Facebook page. CBC reported in November that some previous and current firefighters had filed complaints with the town about Sawkins. CBC News reports. | […]

Feb. 6, 2018, Essex, Ont. – Firefighters in Essex, Ont., have reached a four-year deal with the town. The agreement extends until Nov. 30, 2021 and lays out wages, a uniform allowance, medical reimbursement and license renewals. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 5, 2018, Toronto, Ont. – The 2018 Firefighter Career Expo is over 50 per cent sold out. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from and network with top chiefs, working firefighters and HR experts in fire service recruitment. This year’s event is taking place on Feb. 10 at the Garry W. Morden Centre in […]

Feb. 2, 2018, Douro-Dummer Township, Ont. – It is a devastating loss for a small community, as the historic PG Towns and Sons General Store in Douro went up in flames early Friday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 2, 2018, Toronto – Ontario’s chief coroner says 58 people have died in house fires in Indigenous communities in Ontario over the course of a decade, and he’s striking a committee to learn why. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 2, 2018, Bridgewater, N.S. – A 24-year-old man was arraigned in Bridgewater provincial court Thursday in connection with a fire that gutted five businesses in the town’s downtown area last October. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 2, 2018, Prince George, B.C. – The main lodge at northern B.C.’s Tabor Mountain Ski Resort was destroyed on Wednesday night, but the resort’s owner said the ski hill could reopen within two weeks. The Vancouver Sun reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico