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Fire hall named location for Vanier annual meeting
Way for community, fire services to connect
Michelle Nash
michelle.nash@metroland.com
EMC news - Station 57 on Beechwood
Avenue will be opening its
doors to the Vanier community on
June 17, allowing the Vanier Community
Association to use the space
normally normally reserved for fire
trucks as a meeting spot for the its annual
general meeting.
The idea to use the space came
from Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu
Fleury as a way to host the meeting
and offer information on fire prevention
at the same time.
In the past few months, the community
has experienced a number of
fires ranging from small kitchen and
barbecue fires to a $1-million apartment
fire Barrette Street.
As a result, the association expressed
a desire to host a fire prevention
forum and Fleury suggested the
group to host its annual meeting at a
local fire hall.
“It gives them the opportunity to
do fire prevention,” Fleury said. “I
thought it would be better to do it at
the (annual general meeting) because
we would get more residents in attendance.”
The councillor said the idea has
also been part of an effort by the fire
department to reach out to communities.
“I think the fire service wants to be
closer to the community and are interested
in initiatives to make the community
come together, like barbecues
and community events. I believe the
chief has said he wants to make this a
priority,” Fleury said.
Staff and the trucks may be moved
for the event, making sure that firefighters
from Station 57 are still able
to respond to a call, if needed.
Residents will have a
chance to learn tips about fire prevention,
along with hearing the latest
updates from its community association.
President Mike Bulthuis said he
thinks the evening will be a great
way to engage residents as well as
learn how to prevent more fires in the
neighbourhood.
The association has a close connection
to one of the most recent
fires, as a board memberʼs home the
subject to a fire in April.
The eveningʼs prevention talk will
be centred around certain types of
fires, like the ones that have occurred
in Vanier. It will also focus on what
people can do to make their homes
more fire-safe.
The councillor said this may be
MICHELLE NASH/METROLAND
The Vanier fire hall will be the location for the Vanier Community Association’s annual general meeting on
June 16. Ottawa Fire Services will hold a presentation about fire safety at the meeting.
the first time the community has had
the opportunity to use a fire hall as a
community space and encourages all
residents in Vanier, as well as neighbours
and business owners, to attend.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
For more information about the meeting
or the association, please visit
vanier-association.com.
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