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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Kelowna Fire Department (KFD) rescued an injured hiker from Canyon Falls on Saturday. According to the KFD, crews were called out around 4:30 p.m. following reports of a 21-year-old woman who had fallen and injured her leg. “The Technical Rescue team …
Read More »City of Winnipeg crews temporarily filling early season potholes – Winnipeg
City crews are embracing dry but cold Winnipeg weather to temporarily fix early-season potholes. “There was very little pothole patching going on last spring around this time but this year, it’s kind of on average,” City of Winnipeg public works communications coordinator Ken Allen said. Right now, the city has …
Read More »Crews work to clear flooding on Lakeshore Road in Mississauga – Toronto
Peel Regional Police say crews are continuing to work to clear a road in Mississauga that flooded after a watermain break. Police first tweeted about the heavy flooding on Lakeshore Road just before 6 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeshore Road was initially closed for a large stretch between Lorne Park Road …
Read More »Hydro One crews preparing to respond to ‘potentially damaging’ Ontario storm
Hydro One says it’s preparing to respond to a “potentially damaging” storm that’s expected to hit Ontario just before Christmas. The electricity company said in a statement Wednesday that it is urging customers to “prepare for an extended power outage” by ensuring emergency kits are stocked up. “We’re closely monitoring …
Read More »Toronto city crews prepare to respond to pre-Christmas winter storm – Toronto
The City of Toronto says crews are on hand to respond to a major storm predicted to hit the Greater Toronto Area just before Christmas. Vincent Sferrazza, the City of Toronto’s director of operations and maintenance, said trucks and equipment will be parked in strategic locations across the city in …
Read More »Newfoundland forest fires are ‘turning a corner’ as crews work to contain perimeter, premier says
Crews are continuing to fight hot spots of smoke and flames in the Paradise Lake area and the Bay d’Espoir Highway in central Newfoundland on Friday. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) Special air quality statements have lifted in areas affected by forest fires in central Newfoundland, as Premier Andrew Furey says the province is …
Read More »Raging Newfoundland forest fires grow overnight, as crews look to forecast rain to quell blazes
Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial forest fire duty officer is looking to the forecast for rain Tuesday, after a raging forest fire near Grand Falls-Windsor widened overnight by more than 50 per cent. Jeff Motty said the size of the Paradise Lake fire, located in a forested area of central Newfoundland, is estimated …
Read More »‘Flushable’ wipes causing growing number of clogs for Calgary wastewater crews
They might be out of sight, out of mind once they’re flushed down the toilet, but single-use wipes are causing a headache for Calgary wastewater crews. “For the wastewater treatment plants and just even our our collection system, they are becoming more and more of a problem,” says Marissa Mitton, leader …
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