The Canadian Labour Congress celebrated Corporate Tax Freedom day with a pig race featuring the top 10 tax-break money hoarding companies. You can learn more by visiting:
Corporate Tax Freedom Race
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Never ones to pass up a good cause or a competitive hockey game, firefighters and Members of Parliament put on the blades and took to the Scotiabank ice for a charity hockey game and raised $2,600 for Muscular Dystrophy. Behind the slick stick handling of Peter MacKay, the Minister of National Defence, the Conservative members present once again iced a winning team. The game served as a preamble to the International Association of Fire Fighters Canadian Legislative Conference where firefighters from across Canada will be discussing national firefighter issues with their Members of Parliament.

Ontario Boot Drives and Fire Fighter events that have taken place over the past few weeks.

Ontario Fire Fighter e-newsletter

Ontario’s firefighters believe patients in serious medical emergencies deserve care as quickly as possible. In an emergency situation, every second counts.

That is why the Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association (OPFFA) is undertaking a campaign to communicate the benefits achieved from the mandatory dispatch of firefighters to all serious medical emergencies.

Firefighters are expert first responders, trained in advanced first aid including CPR and defibrillation. And in medical emergencies where seconds count, firefighters are already positioned across our community to arrive on the scene of a medical emergency quickly – firefighters are often the first to arrive on scene.

Dispatching existing firefighters carries no additional cost to taxpayers and dramatically raises the likelihood patients will survive. In fact, saving a patient’s life depends on how quickly a trained emergency responder can get to them. Delays in treatment carry a heavy price.

The mission of Ontario’s firefighters is to protect and save lives and property. Dispatching firefighters to serious medical emergencies ensures patients in need receive the care they need when they need it most.

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Every secound counts

With bright blue eyes, a kind smile, buff arms, a tattoo on his left bicep and a six pack of abs, Ray Balcon certainly doesn’t look like your average grandparent, but he is.

And at 58-years-old he’s also the oldest firefighter posing for the 2012 Great Boys of Fire calendar.

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Ottawa firefighters’ sick time has spiked more than 10% this year.

And later this month, the union and management will try to figure out why — and what role the new 24-hour shifts may be playing into it, if any.
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Bike lanes a concern to firefighters' union

First posted: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 1:39:45 EDT PM