Queens County, Nova Scotia
NEWS FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS
Posted Thursday May 28, 2009: Woods Fire on Old Kettle Road, Mill Village
At 1725 hrs on Wednesday May 27, a call went out to fight a woods fire at the Reudi Kern residence at 627 Old Kettle Rd, Mill Village. Seven trucks responded (3 from Mill Village, 2 each from Charleston and Port Medway) with around 40 responders. The fire was quickly contained and extinguished with trucks returning to their halls at around 1930 hrs. A properly executed burn permit had been obtained but burning was too close to small fir trees and a light breeze came up which spread the fire. The fire fighting operation was well executed and there were six manned water and foam lines in place within 10 minutes of the original page.
Posted Sunday May 17, 2009: Charleston Days, Roast Beef Dinner
| Each year as part of Charleston Days, the
Charleston Volunteer Fire
Department serves a delicious roast beef dinner in the fire hall.
Sunday May 17, 2009, was no exception in the tradition.
Chief Merrill
Anthony, his crew and a host of volunteers cooked and served a
sumptuous two course meal. The main course was roast
beef, mashed
potatoes, carrots, peas and gravy, accompanied by cole slaw, fresh
rolls and butter. The dessert was a selection of pies,
including
apple, banana crean and lemon meringue. Tea and coffee
accompanied the
meal. Proceeds go to the Charleston Fire Department.
Thanks to all for your support. BY
BERNIE SWAIN
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Each month the names of two attendees at the Mill Village Fireman's Breakfast are drawn. The winners of free breakfasts for the month of September are Robert Culp and Gordon Peverill.
Posted Monday April 13, 2009: Free Breakfast Winners
Each month the names of two attendees at the Mill Village Fireman's Breakfast are drawn. The winners of free breakfasts for the month of May are Roger Savage and and Ross Myers.
Posted Friday April 10, 2009: Motor Vehicle Collision
A major motor vehicle collision occurred mid afternoon -on April 4. MVDFD responded and provided support at scene as well as traffic control until DoT supplied personnel. arrived. Detoured traffic used route from Exit 17 to highway 331 to highway 3, across bridge at Mill Village and then on to 103 at Exit 17a. Due to spring weight restrictions, heavy trucks could not detour. The 103 was closed to all traffic at the scene for approximately 4 hours. See also this Liverpool Advance story by Mark Roberts.
Posted Saturday March 14, 2009: Care Urged Re Forest Fires
Home owners are being urged to prepare for the upcoming fire season by helping prevent home and property damage caused forest fires. In 2008, 248 fires burned 2,721 hectares of Nova Scotia’s forests and wildlands. High winds caused a few fires to spread quickly. Wind driven forest fires are extremely difficult or impossible for firefighters to control. Natural Resources Minister Carolyn Bolivar-Getson says, as more communities move into traditional woodlands, people need to remember the role that some simple precautions can play in helping to protect not only our forests, but our communities. Officials are also reminding people that burning brush require a permit during fire season adding people should seriously consider burning brush in the winter when it is much safer.
Posted Saturday March 14, 2009: Free Breakfast Winners
Merrill Anthony and Carla Roy were the winners of free breakfasts in Mill Village for Saturday 11 April, 2009.
Posted Monday December 22, 2008:
At
the December 4, 2008, business meeting it was decided to shift the
Truck Maintainence and Officers meetings to the second Monday each
month at 7 PM. This allows our talenented mechanics to attend. Until
April they will be attending classes for Level 1 Firefighter Training
at Liverpool. Five of the six attending are doing so as a refresher.
The course is held every Tuesday Evening and runs for a total of 168
hours.
This
fall we have added several new members. They include Amanda
Bush,
Mustapha Maynard,
Rob Pelletier, Roger Leslie and Clifford Burgess. Welcome
to all.
Fire
Fighter ,
Mustapha
Maynard of East Port Medway is the newest member of the South Shore
Regional School Board. The Queens County resident was elected
Saturday December 20 to fill the vacant African Nova Scotian seat
when no one offered during the October school board election.
Posted Saturday December 6, 2008: Home Fire
During
the noon hour on Wednesday, December 3, the Charleston, Mill Village
and Port Medway Departments responded to a fire in the home of Mrs.
Sylvia Anthony in Riversdale. There was a modest amount of
structural damage with fire having entered the outside wall and sill. A
bag of wood pellets had been placed too near an electric heater
and the slow burning pellets filled the house with smoke which was
reported by a neighbour. The home was 7 Km from the Charleston Fire
Hall and their quick response prevented the house from being fully
engaged. The Mill Village and Port Medway Fire Departments arrived
shortly after and provided back up. There was some water damage and
smoke damage as well. A total of 8 trucks responded.
The
house was uninsured and Sylvia will need financial aid to make needed
repairs. Aside fron smoke damage, most of the damage occurred in the
kitchen area. A collection jar has been placed at the MV Post
Office and at Evans Village Shoppe.