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Class of 2018
Congratulations to London’s newest fire fighters, graduating from recruit training today. On behalf of the London Professional Fire Fighters Association and our almost 400 members, we are honoured to welcome you and your families into...
London’s interim fire chief took ‘different’ career path
Interim fire chief Lori Hamer cut her teeth as a 911 operator in Kitchener before rising through the ranks to become the first woman to helm London's fire department.
Car, shed destroyed in Bathurst Street blaze
City fire crews swiftly tamped down a roiling fire that broke out in a shed behind Green City Produce at the corner of William and Bathurst streets at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. A thick column...
Cigarette taxes blamed for soaring demand of black market butts
Repeated tax hikes slapped on smokes are fuelling booming demand for contraband tobacco, a scourge that’s the No. 1 killer in recent London fires and one that’s wreaking havoc on the convenience store industry. The...
Careless Smoking and Contraband Cigarettes Critically Injure
April 26, 2018 News Release 400 Horton Street East London, Ontario N6B 1L7 Phone: 519 661-4565 Fax: 519 661-8419 For Immediate Release Careless Smoking and Contraband Cigarettes Combine to Critically Injure a London Man Early...
