HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-03-19, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19,1997
Community spirit brings success for fire dept.
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
h was through strong community spirit, co
operation between fire department and
business owners and combined efforts by
clubs, organizations and individuals that the
Blyth and Area Fire Department is the proud
owner of a brand new fire rescue truck.
"We had fantastic community
involvement," said Blyth Fire Area Chief
Paul Josling. "There were a lol of individual
donations and others who held fundraisers for
the truck."
The $137,000 (plus taxes) cost was raised,
in part, by pancake breakfasts by the firemen,
individual donations, other clubs holding
fundraisers (about $10,500)
C| Cj | and a Joint Emergency
t Preparedness Planning grant
rncAOvt from the federal government
($40,000).
The remainder of the cost
was ‘covered by the
municipalities who use the
services provided by the
department.
One local business which
has a long connection with the
fire department held their own
fundraising effort.
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The total raised was $750.
V/ The contribution by
Adding to trie effort businesses in allowing their
_. , . . .. .. . , _ .. . .. . people to leave work to fightRadford employee and firefighter Dave McLellan, left, presents Fire Chief Paul Josling a fire, is integral part ofthe
with a cheque which will go towards the purchase price of the new fire rescue unit. reason why the Blyth and
Area Fire Department functions so well, said
Doug $crimgeour, of Radfords. "It also helps
with our response lime because (most of the
firefighters) are within a couple blocks of the
station. It is small town co-operation that
makes it work."
From a firefighter's point of view, the new
rescue truck will provide a much safer ride to
the site of an emergency, said Josling. "The
old van was really overloaded."
The new truck has much heavier
equipment, he said, as well as making
equipment much more accessible from the
outside. "The men don't have to crawl inside
the truck to get the extrication equipment
now."
Aside from the standard equipment which
the firefighters had on the old truck, such as
medical rescue, the new truck supplies a new
cascade system for filling air bottles, a 110
volt generator from which lights can be run
without the use of extension cords and a
12,000 pound winch for assisting at accident
scenes.
With success, after three years of planning
and working towards the purchase of the new
rescue truck, the Blyth and District Fire Area
Board recently presented awards of
appreciation to several local businesses,
including Radfords, for their contribution to
the department.
The firefighters will show their gratitude in
the spring when they host an open house to
show off the new machine.
Cranbrook
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Knox WMS gathers
Ttie news from Cranbrook
girls home
from Fla.
for special service
The WMS of Knox Cranbrook
met at the home of Mrs. Stuart
Stevenson on March 7. The group
held the World Day of Prayer
prepared by the women of South
Korea.
Devotions were offered by Mrs.
Stevenson, Mrs. Stewart Steiss,
Brenda Perrie, Mrs. Joe Smith,
Mrs. Harvey Smith, Mrs. Leslie
Knight and Mrs. Murray Crawford.
This service helped the women to
understand the problems of the
women of Korea with their wish for
reunification of the North and the
South.
Following the prayer service
lunch was offered by the hostess
assisted by Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Crawford.
E thelThe news from
Missy Engel and Melissa
Grisdalc have returned from a trip
to Florida. They are members of
the Seaforth Girls' Marching Band,
who were invited to perform at the
Blue Jays' baseball game in St.
Petersburg, Florida. Congratula
tions!
Shaping up for spring?
Cranbrook Community Centre is
offering a seven-week exercise
program. Registration is Wednes
day, March 19, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Donation of $15. For more
information phone 887-6566 or
887-9287. Everyone is welcome.
The hall board will sponsor a
euchre party on Friday, March 21
at 8:30 p.m. Ladies bring lunch.
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Ronnie Coburn’s
Breath Of Scotland
Best of Scottish dance,
music, song & comedy.
Saturday, April 26/97
Lucknow Community
Centre
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Grey Twp. council hosted 13
tables of euchre Monday evening,
March 10 at the Ethel Hall.
Winners were: high lady, Mar
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Congratulations to Amy and
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