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The City of Brampton is creating an equity office to further support its diversity and inclusion plan. A City press statement said the new office has the support of all of its labour partners, including the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 831; Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1573 and the Brampton Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 1068.
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Susan Jones is the new and first executive director for Fire Service Women Ontario (FSWO). The newly created position was created with the help of a grant from WAGE Canada, which stands for Women and Gender Equality.
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A new strategic fire response plan for Medicine Hat, Alta., recommends mandatory automatic sprinkler systems in several future communities, plus a potential city subsidy on the systems in all new home construction.
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Paul Combs, a 23-year veteran firefighter and award-winning illustrator, has created a wall calendar for 2021!
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It seems as though the fire service has the brain on the mind as more than one of this edition’s columnists submitted material focused around this astounding mass of matter. Patrick Mathieu’s Recipe Rescue is on nutrition for brain health. Sean Kingswell’s Tools of the Trade discusses keeping your brain healthy for the long-term in considering aging, retirement and cognitive decline. There are many great reads about the brain and an endless array of fascinating facts. Science is discovering that the brain is an organ of incredible plasticity but the origins of consciousness still elude us from a scientific point of view.
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With recent developments in our communities, our country and the world, there has never been a more prolific time to reflect on health and wellness. Buy-in is a necessary step for change and nothing is a more powerful catalyst than emotion, which has certainly been elevated lately. In seeing the impact of this terrible virus the power and value of health cannot be overstated. The reality is that many lifestyle related conditions have been brought to the forefront due to their comorbidity. Elements of lifestyle are all interwoven and ultimately create a chain. Like all chains, each link relies on the others for strength and support. We are all familiar with the term “chain of command” but please consider taking “command of the chain.”
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Jerry Musseau has been chief of the Port Aux Basques Volunteer Fire Department for 11 years and during that time he’s seen a lot of different types of calls for assistance. But lately there have been some calls coming in through the Newfoundland and Labrador department’s paging system that are causing Musseau some concern.
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The beginning of a new year has brought the permanent closure of a fire station in the city of Saint John. Fire Station No. 8 in the city’s Millidgeville neighbourhood officially closed on Friday, following a decision made by Saint John city council in June.
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Vancouver fire crews were called to an explosion in an underground utility vault in the city’s downtown area Tuesday. The call came in at 3 p.m. of an explosion and vehicle fire in the area of Pacific and Granville streets, Jonathan Gormick, public information officer for Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, confirmed.
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May 14 – 20, 2021
Location: Parksville, B.C.
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