The Citizen, 2004-08-12, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2004.
Firefighters in Blyth for FFAO convention
Big weekend
Hundreds of volunteer firefighters converged in Blyth over
the Civic Holiday weekend for the annual Fire Fighters
Association of Ontario's convention, filling the fairgrounds.
The event was highlighted by the grand opening of the new
Emergency Services Training Centre (new sign pictured
below left). Clockwise from bottom right: teams compete in
bucket race, relaying water to a barrel at top of ladder;
Miss Fire Fighter, Blyth's own Heather Elliott; a
department's best friend; a fun entry in the apparatus
parade from the Grand Valley department; teams compete
in the water ball contest; departments march in the
memorial parade in memory of those who have passed
away in the previous year; and Ontario fire marshal
Bernard Moyle, left, congratulates Blyth's chief Paul Josling
on the opening of the new EST Centre. (Photos by Dianne Josling
and Vicky Bremner)