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Quebec Volunteers Quitting Amid Training Regs

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Posted: November 28th, 2011

Enforcement of re-certification regulations has led many volunteer firefighters in Chelsea, Quebec to quit.The regulations, which were created in 2006, stipulate firefighters need to complete 300 hours of training to re-certify, according to...

On The Job: Ontario

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Posted: May 24th, 2011

On Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, a four-alarm fire destroyed a vacant four-story mill on the Cornwall, Ontario, waterfront. The four-story building, part of Canada Cotton Mills, was constructed in the early 1900s of heavy timber and brick. The roof was...

Two Canadian Firefighters Trapped in Basement During Blaze

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Posted: January 26th, 2011

Two firefighters were hospitalized after they were trapped inside the basement of a burning home in Saint-Eustache, Quebec on Jan. 22.

Blaze at Canadian Marina Destroys 30 Boats

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Posted: November 19th, 2010

A marina fire in a village south of Montreal destroyed close to 30 boats and caused millions of dollars in damages.

Three People Die in Quebec, Canada Fire

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Posted: September 7th, 2004

Two young children, a boy and a girl, and their grandmother died Tuesday when a fire broke out in a four-storey residential building northeast of Montreal.

Apartment building in Gatineau, Quebec Goes Up in Flames

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Posted: August 11th, 2003

Seventy-five people were left homeless Sunday after an early-morning fire caused $1 million in damage to a four-storey apartment building.

Quebec Firefighter Ejected, Killed in Crash While Responding

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Courtesy of CBC Montreal, Canada
Posted: February 28th, 2003

A firefighter was killed early Friday morning when the fire truck he was travelling in collided with a sports utility vehicle.

Quebec Firefighter Dies on Christmas Eve

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Chateauguay Fire Department, Quebec
Posted: December 27th, 2002

Christmas Eve is normally a time filled with holiday celebration and joyful spirits, but on this day, Thursday, December 24, Châteauguay firefighters mourned deeply, as one of their brothers died in the line of duty.