The Citizen, 1995-06-07, Page 14Best Wishes to
Brussels Fire Department
on the opening of
your new fire hall
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Best Wishes to the
Brussels Fire Department
on the opening of your
new Fire Haff.
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-- Brussels Fire Department 1903 - 1995 --
1995 BRUSSELS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Back row, from left: Ross Somers, Jim Oldfield, Albert Roetcisoender, Don
Bray. Middle: Bill Aitchison, Jack Overholt, Brian Deitner, Carman Machan,
Murray Kellington, John Pennington. Front: Doug Sholdice, Chief Murray McArter
and Don Sholdice. Absent: Max McLellan.
First firefighter did it all in town
Members
His name was MacDowell and in
the Brussels of 1932, he was
everything.
According to a story in
The Toronto Star Weekly,
from Nov. 5 if Brussels
was a one-man town,
that man was Const.
MacDowell. The article
states, "If city slickers
start cutting up around
the town, Chief
MacDowell appears as
the instrument of law
and order. If fire breaks
out and one did four
years ago, Chief
MacDowell appears in
the role of adjutant of
the volunteer fire brigade. He is
caretaker of the municipal
buildings, truant officer, dog catcher
and streetsweeper. His title is utility
officer."
The 60 years since have
obviously brought a lot of change,
most notably in the Brussels Fire
Department, which has grown today
to a 14 person volunteer operation.
Since the first fire department was
formed in 1903, it has been
privileged to have had some
commendable support from a
number of men ready to provide this
service to their community.
Past members
Don McArter, Archie Willis, Jack
McCutcheon, Dave Hastings, Bob
Younge, Gordon Stephenson, Jack
Mitchell, Bill King, Howard
Bernard, John Exel, Bill Wheeler,
Bob Richmond, Ivan Campbell,
Frank Workman, Harry Mooney,
Jack Logan, Charles Pope, Don
(Bun) Willis, George Somers,
Alvey Higgins, Albert Ten Pas,
Murray Lowe, Bill McWhirter,
Elliott, Alvin McWhirter, Dave
Boynton, Robert Gemmel, Tom
Garniss, Charlie Davidson,
Frank Thompson.
Present
Murray McArter,
who joined the
department in 1980;
Ross Somers, 1979;
Jack Overholt,
1981; Albert
Roetcisoender,
11988; Brian
Deitner, 1992; Don
Crawford, 1986;
Don Bray, 1988;
Carman Machan,
1983; Max
McLellan, 1993;
Bill Aitchison,
1983; John Pennington, 1975;
Murray Kellington, 1984; Jim
Oldfield, 1982 and Doug Sholdice,
1981.
Fire Chiefs
Bob Gemmel, 1946; Mel
Thompson, 1947; Hartley Fischer,
1952-1959; Gordon Stephenson,
1960-1966; Jack McWhirter;
Howard Bernard, retired 1993 and
Murray McArter, present.
Russ Hall, Paul Mutter, Mel
Thompson, Harold Bridge, George
Mutter, Gary Pipe, Dick McQuarrie,
Brian Sanderson, H. James, Forest
Whittard, Gordon McDowell,
Gordon Sanderson, Bill Stephenson,
Louis Ebel, Jack Higgins, Neil
McDonald, Wayne Lowe, Jack
McWhirter, Hartley Fischer, Dale
Machan, Charlie Shaw, Jerry
Wheeler, Ralph Pearson, Orrie
Chief Const. MacDowell, Brussels first firefighter
Best Wishes to the
Brussels Fire Department
on the new Fire Hall
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