July 7, 2017, Sarnia, Ont. – Sexual abuse charges involving allegations against former Sarnia fire chief Patrick Cayen when he was a youth were withdrawn Thursday. Pursuit of the charges was not in the interest of justice, according to the assistant Crown attorney James Boonstra. An appeal count decision overturned Cayen’s 2015 convictions on 33 […]
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July 6, 2017, Langford, B.C. – As officials bring in a ban on campfires on most of Vancouver Island and the South Coast to prevent fires in the bush, urban firefighters are also sounding the alarm over careless behaviour. Fire crews in Langford, just outside Victoria, have responded to nearly half a dozen small fires […]
July 6, 2017, Mayerthorpe, Alta. – A former volunteer firefighter who admitted to a string of arsons in the Mayerthorpe, Alta., area, including the destruction of a wooden train trestle bridge, is expected to be sentenced on Thursday. Lawson Michael Schalm, 20, pleaded guilty to four counts of arson on April 1. The Edmonton Journal […]
July 6, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – An out-of-control wildfire has sparked in the Cherry Creek area west of Kamloops, B.C. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2017, Kaleden, B.C. – The Kaleden wildfire south of Penticton is holding at 6.5 hectares and officials do not expect it to spread. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2017, Toronto – At least five row houses in Toronto’s west end suffered significant damage after a four-alarm fire tore through the properties Wednesday evening, Toronto Fire says. Nearby homes were evacuated after the blaze broke out shortly after 5 p.m. The fire was contained shortly thereafter, but firefighters continued to douse active […]
July 4, 2017, Harrison Lake, B.C. – The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting the fire on the eastern shores of Harrison Lake has grown to 115 hectares and that 20 more firefighters will be on site Tuesday morning. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 4, 2017, Mahone Bay, N.S. – A longtime firefighter and current Mahone Bay councillor says the town needs an updated fire station. Richard Nowe has been with the Mahone Bay Fire Department for 44 years and said there is no shower facility in Kinburn Street building. Nowe said the need for a larger space […]
July 4, 2017, Winnipeg – Fire damaged the roof of a new emergency room that is still under construction at Winnipeg’s Grace Hospital. Crews were called to the site, at the north side of the hospital, around 10:50 p.m. Monday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 4, 2017, Woodstock, N.B. – For the second time in less than a year, more than 20 people have been displaced from their homes due to a fire in the town of Woodstock, N.B. Woodstock Fire Chief Ricky Nicholson said at least 23 people were displaced after a fire broke out at a 12-unit […]