Photo by John Riddell
Firefighters from across Ontario
march at the ceremony to honour firefighters killed in the line of duty or who
died from a work-related illness in 2007. Sixty-three names were added to the
Ontario Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial at Queen’s Park.
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Ontario's professional firefighters have announced a $500,000 fundraising initiative
that will result in the restoration of the province's Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial, which was damaged as the result of a shocking act of vandalism
earlier this year.
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Oct. 6, 2008, Simcoe, Ont. - Fire has closed two businesses in downtown Simcoe until
further notice. As the Brantford Expositor reports, Norfolk Jewellers and the Serafina restaurant at suffered extensive damage in the blaze, which began around
6:30 p. m. Friday as a grease fire in an apartment above Norfolk Jewellers. READ MORE
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Oct. 6, 2008, Saskatoon - There will be no classes today at L'Ecole River Heights School after a Sunday
morning fire on the building's roof that officials are calling suspicious. As the Saskatoon StarPhoenix reports, Saskatoon Fire and Protective Services responded to a call just after 7:30
a.m. Sunday. READ MORE
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Oct. 6, 2008, Calgary - A family of eight is homeless after fire ripped through a suburban house that
relatives had spent the day moving into. As the Calgary Herald reports, the fire started in a garage and quickly spread
into the house's attic and roof Sunday night after 6:30 p.m. READ MORE
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Oct. 6, 2008, Vancouver - Calling the crime "depraved and vile," a B.C. Supreme Court judge
sentenced the man who set a house fire that killed five people in 2006 to 25
years in prison without parole Sunday.
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Oct. 2, 2008, Orangeville, Ont. - Orangeville's fire chief didn't mince his words Tuesday at Town Hall as the
week of Oct. 5 - 11 was proclaimed Fire Prevention Week. "People just aren't getting the message about smoke detectors," said Chief
Andy Macintosh. "After we leave here, we are on our way to lay charges against a
homeowner." The Orangeville Citizen reports. READ MORE
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Oct. 2, 2008, Owen Sound, Ont. - A 14-year-old boy was charged with arson after part of a
boat-shaped wooden playground structure at Bluewater Park was engulfed in flames
Monday afternoon. As the Owen Sound Sun Times reports, firefighters put out the blaze within five minutes of responding to the call. READ MORE
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