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Cause of $1.4 million condo blaze undetermined
Below the article is our full interview with Fire Investigator, Chief Ron Cust. by Stephen Dafoe Investigations into Saturday’s $1.4 […]
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Council receives overview of Fire Services Bylaw ahead of vote
Fire Chief Brad Boddez presented an overview of the new Fire Services Bylaw that he had been working on in conjunction with Town Administration. Council is expected to vote on the Bylaw at their June 23 meeting. The presentation took place at council’s regular Committee of the Whole meeting June 16. […]
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Volunteer Firefighters raising awareness this week
The Town of Morinville followed up Mayor Lisa Holmes Apr. 29 proclamation of Volunteer Firefighters Awareness Week with the announcement Monday of a roster of events at the Town Firehall this week. […]
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Firebugs destroy Morinville playground
Morinville Fire Department and RCMP were called to Grandin Heights Park Thursday night to find a major piece of playground equipment had been destroyed by fire. […]
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Deputy Chief reflects on his years of volunteer service to the community
Retired Deputy Fire Chief Ken Thiemann (left) sits at the executive table with Fire Chief Brad Boddez and his fellow […]
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Roast money given to worthy cause
Morinville Lions Club President Francis Fryters presented an $800 cheque to the Morinville Fire Chief Brad Boddez at the Don Found Fire Station Thursday afternoon. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: In praise of our firefighters
An SUV collides with a moose on a highway outside Morinville. Within minutes they are there to get the collision victims out of the wrecked vehicles and en route to hospital. A garage erupts in flames and shifts to the home it is attached to. Within minutes they arrive to battle the blaze and to protect neighbouring homes from destruction… […]
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Volunteerism alive in Morinville Fire Department
Sitting behind his new desk at the Don Found Fire Station, Morinville Fire Chief Brad Boddez does some preparatory work for the weekly training session, an opportunity to spend the evening working with some of the department’s volunteer firefighters… […]
Columns
Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives
Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!”… […]
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Second local collision in as many days
The Morinville Fire Department, EMT and police were called to the scene of a two-vehicle collision on 100 Street and 96 Avenue (across from Drayden Insurance) at approximately 4:49 p.m. during the afternoon commute… […]
Morinville News
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Friday collision
by Morinville News Staff
Morinville – A 54-year-old Calgary man was airlifted to hospital after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 and Cardiff Road Friday evening. Morinville RCMP, Morinville Fire Department and EMTs were called to the scene during the evening rush hour at approximately 5:12 p.m.. STARS Air Ambulance dispatched STAR-3 to Morinville shortly after and landed on Highway 2, north of the collision. The man was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries… […]
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Combat Challenge puts firefighter skills to the test
by Stephen Dafoe
Rushing into a blazing building to save lives and fight fires is a serious enterprise that requires a proper mixture of skill and stamina, something few people get to see close up. But last weekend’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival provided attendees the unique opportunity to see firefighters from Morinville, Namao, Bon Accord and Hinton putting those skills to the test during the Morinville Fire Department’s Fire Within Combat Challenge… […]
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Morinville home destroyed by fire
submitted by the Morinville Fire Department
Morinville – A home and garage in the Sunshine Lake neighbourhood was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. The Morinville Fire Department responded to a call of an Explosion at a single residence located at 8703 104 Avenue around 9:35 p.m. May 28… […]
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The week in photos
The Morinville Lions club have been collecting used glasses from Morinville and area residents and from a number of drop off points in town for a few years. It has resulted in more than 3,056 pairs of glasses being collected… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Emergency safety concerns
A few days ago, while I was coming home from work at around 4:15 pm, I was driving down 100 Ave at the east entrance to Morinville. I was doing the speed limit (50KPH) and heading to Sobeys. There wasn’t a lot of traffic, but suddenly, there were two vehicles behind me that … […]
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Interview with Fire Chief Ron Cust
It was announced last week that Ron Cust, Morinville Fire Chief for the past 12 years, will retire March 11, 2014. Ashley Janes had a chat with Chief Cust to look back on the past 12 years and ahead for himself and the department. … […]