Women's firefighting workshop in TLTI

Women from the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville who are interested in firefighting are invited to a workshop on Saturday and Sunday at the Lyndhurst Fire Station 4.

Fire Station 4 is located at 312 Lyndhurst Road.

This free weekend is open to all women over 18 who reside in Leeds and Grenville. They do not have to be a member of a fire service to participate.

This event is being hosted by the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Emergency Services Training Centre.

For more information, contact womenoffireLG@gmail.com.

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Legion Riders Memorial Park

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(Keith Dempsey is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Brockville Recorder and Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.)

Keith Dempsey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brockville Recorder and Times