Newsletter - Volume 22

July 2012

East River Fire Company

Be Seen.Be Safe!
Your life depends on it! Safe walking, running or cycling means taking extra care so that vehicle drivers can see you long before they catch up to you. Wear high-visibility clothing which has strong reflective
properties or a colour that is easily seen against any background. If your favourite running clothes don't already have reflective features, you can apply your own reflective tape, and make yourself significantly more visible. A single patch or stripe is NOT ENOUGH. Your clothing should show enough reflective striping along your body lines to ensure you are seen and recognized as a human. Even in daylight, bright reflective clothing makes a person much more noticeable.

Your pet, too, should be protected when it accompanies you on the road. Reflective clothing, collars and leashes can be purchased or inexpensively created by applying reflective tape.

A Few More Safety Tips

.. Always carry identification and your cell phone with an In Case of Emergency (I.C.E. ) number listed. Always be aware of your surroundings. Limit your distractions. Its best to leave the listening devices at home, but If you feel you must use one, keep the volume low enough so youre still able to easily hear whats going on around you. Dont run or walk alone at night. No matter how comfortable you feel being out at night, theres always more safety in numbers. On roads without sidewalks, always stay close to the shoulder on the left side of the road, facing the on-coming traffic.

ERFDs 8th Annual Elimination Draw

was held at the Tracadie Community Centre at 7 pm, Saturday, June 16, 2012. This charity fund-raiser is in support of Cystic Fibrosis and East River Fire Departments Equipment Fund.

Miles Boulter, Fire Chief of the PEI Fire School verified the ticket count and drew the tickets.

Firefighter Greg MacDonald tended the ticket board. Firefighter Penny Butler gave us the good..and bad. news!

Fire Department Treasurer Kim Rector prepared the prizes.

Winners of the eight $250. prizes were: Cecil Shea John MacRae Claire Hendricken Reg & Liz MacDonald Reg McInnis Apple Valley Farms Charles Pigott Francis & Nadine Hendricken Owners of the last four tickets in the drum chose to split the winnings, and each received $2000. Ernie Doyle Harold Mullen Phillip & Nancy Douglas Gerard OConnell
Fire Chief Rod MacDonald presented Ernie Doyle, with his $2000. cheque.

The lunch at intermission was prepared by members of ERFCs Board of Directors.

A Dance, open to the public, and featuring Muddy Buddy, started at 9 pm. Admission to the Dance was by donation to East River Fire Departments Equipment Fund.

Each year $3000. of the profits from East River Fire Departments Elimination Draw has been donated to Cystic Fibrosis. Since this was the 8th Draw, the total amount donated so far will be $24 000. Shown here, Fire Chief Rod MacDonald, along with Kristi and Donna Jay, hold the cheque representing this years donation amount.

ERFC welcomes our new

Deputy Fire Chief Mark Minnis.

We know youll do a great job, Mark, and we hope youll enjoy the challenge!

Notice to Cottage Residents

Please make sure the trees along your access road are adequately trimmed so that our large fire vehicles can quickly get to your property....if you should have an emergency and need our assistance.

On the Saturday before Easter East River Firefighters raised $3400.24 in support of Muscular Dystrophy! Taking part in the

BOOT DRIVE
this year were: Bruce Brown Patrick Davies Rod MacDonald Greg MacDonald Mark Minnis Stephen Pigott Jason Rector Kim Rector Many thanks to all who donated to this very worthy cause.

Wedding Bells recently rang for East River Firefighter David MacDonald and his bride Florence Younker. On Saturday, May 19, 2012, the couple exchanged vows at the Kingston United Church, A Reception and Dance followed at the North River Fire Hall.

Making a Difference Errol Feehan Mark Minnis Kim Rector Ice Rescue Technician Penny Butler Ben Woodhead Medical First Responder Jason Knockwood Greg MacDonald

Since its beginning, East River Fire Company has placed a high priority on the education and training of our Firefighters. Although this has been expensive, we believe it is one of the most important ways of providing the best service possible to members of our Fire District, as well as helping to ensure the safety of the firefighters themselves. Medical First Responders must be
recertified every 3 years. Recently re-certified members are

Level 1 Firefighter Bruce Brown Penny Butler Cory Campbell Dawn Campbell Jason Knockwood Greg MacDonald Ben Woodhead Instructors Techniques Mark Minnis

Incident Command System 200 Ross Davies Mark Minnis Kim Rector

Robert Doyle Delmar McInnis John McKenna Karl Meyer

Confined Space Instructor Re-certification Ross Davies Rod MacDonald John McKenna

On the Community Noticeboard

Fort Augustus and Area Lions Clubs Elimination Draw will be held on July 21, 2012.
Tickets are $20. each and only 200 will be sold. 1st Prize is $1000. 2nd Prize is $500. 3rd Prize is $200. The 1st and every 25th ticket drawn gets you your ticket money back! All proceeds will go to help needy people in the area. Get your ticket from Gerard Kenny @ 676-2880, or from any Lions Club member.

Ceilidh

at the

Chapel

on Tuesdays at 7:30 Starting July 3 to the end of August at St. Andrews Chapel on Highway 2 about 3 km east of the Mt. Stewart Irving. Featuring: Aaron Crane, Fiona MacCorquodale, and friends. All are welcome to enjoy an evening of traditional fiddle, song and dance! Canteen service is available. Admission is at the door.

The best way to get rid of kitchen odours is

to eat out!
~ Phyllis Diller

Laughter..

is an instant vacation!
~Milton Berle

Check out our new website at www.erfd.ca

by Firefighter Jason Rector