July 13, 2017, Alexis Creek, B.C. – Cover photo: Pam Alphonse/ Facebook Emergency officials and police are urging British Columbia residents to respect evacuation orders ahead of fast-moving wildfires, but some First Nations are standing their ground, successfully protecting their homes and property. The chief of the Tl’etinqox First Nation said RCMP officers told them […]
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July 13, 2017, Toronto – Toronto’s public housing agency has pleaded guilty to a fire code violation in relation to a blaze at a seniors residence that killed four people last year. The city says in a statement that the Toronto Community Housing Corporation pleaded guilty to failing to implement an approved fire safety plan […]
July 12, 2017, Toronto – More than a dozen people have been displaced after a roof collapsed at a building under renovation in Chinatown on Tuesday night. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 12, 2017, Toronto – A man who got stuck in a narrow gap between two buildings in downtown Toronto spent nearly eight hours in the confined space before he was freed by firefighters who broke through part of a wall to rescue him. Firefighters were called to a set of buildings on Sherbourne Street […]
July 12, 2017, Sarnia, Ont. – The Sarnia Professional Firefighters Association is headed to interest arbitration with the City of Sarnia to settle a new collective agreement. Corporate Manager of Human Resources Jim Crawford says the decision was made when both parties agreed they had reached an impasse. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
July 12, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Firefighters on the front lines of British Columbia’s raging wildfires are bracing for expected lightning and wind today, with all eyes on Williams Lake where more than 10,000 people are under an evacuation alert. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 12, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Fire officials in British Columbia say they’re relieved by a slight reprieve in the weather forecast that had been calling for strong winds where dozens of fires are burning. BC Wildfire Service chief information officer Kevin Skrepnek said forecasters have revised their prediction for an incoming weather system. […]
July 11, 2017, Winnipeg – A woman is dead after a fire tore through a home in Winnipeg’s Elmwood neighbourhood on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a one-storey home just before 6 a.m. CT after reports of a fire. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 11, 2017, Corner Brook, N.L. – A report reviewing fire services in Corner Brook has come up with recommendations that would cost about $10 million to implement. Among the recommendations are the construction of two new fire stations and the hiring of additional firefighters. The Western Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
July 11, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. -The head of emergency management in British Columbia says the province’s wildfire situation will remain challenging for several weeks. More than 200 fires burned across the province yesterday, but Bob Turner of Emergency Management BC says the situation is still deteriorating. He says about 14,000 people have been evacuated and […]