Fire Chief Brings Youth to Her Position (1911 Dixie Rd
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The Pickering 24 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 48,900 ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2007 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 Books galore You never know what will come from a phone call Page 3 Float on over to the Pickering Santa Claus parade PICKERING — Snowflakes and stockings will adorn the floats at the 2007 Pickering Santa Claus Pa- rade. The Kinsmen and Kinette Club of Pickering is still looking for groups to enter floats. The regis- tration fee for corporate and com- mercial groups is $50, but the fee is waived for community groups. The application deadline is Thurs- day, Nov. 8. AJ Groen/ News Advertiser photo Prizes are awarded. All floats Brianna Fequet, a student at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School, won the honour of being Fire Chief for the day of the Pickering Fire Department. With her is Fire Chief Bill Douglas. and displays must follow the snowflakes and stockings theme, and be presented in the Christmas spirit. The parade is on Saturday, Nov. 17, beginning at 10 a.m. at Vaughan Willard Public School Fire chief brings youth to her position (1911 Dixie Rd. N.), and proceed- ing east on Glenanna Road to the Lucky winner takes clared her “Chief for a Day” and Santa Claus Parade. safety during Fire Prevention Pickering Town Centre. on Pickering duties presented her with a plaque, fire Besides the fun, Pickering fire Week, and they hear even more Applications are available at helmet and firefighter’s uniform. inspector Steve Fowlds said “the when Brianna brings her new www.cityofpickering.com/great- for a day She also toured the fire halls whole purpose of it is to promote knowledge to school. However, events or at Pickering community and ended her day with a ride to fire safety.” centres. school in a fire truck to visit her He said the process works well For more information, or to By Kristen Calis class with firefighters. because kids learn all about fire ✦ See New, Page 2 sponsor the event, call Janet at [email protected] The third-grader got to meet 905-420-4404. Sparky the Safety Dog, spray the Blaisdale PICKERING — Tuesday was a fire extinguisher, turn on the si- B I Montessori Watch next week’s News Adver- big day for Pickering’s fire chief. rens and learn how to work the L A R I O S S 35.2//-3s7).$/73s$//23 D S tiser for a complete list of Durham But the chief that day was not 911 dispatch. One of her favourite A L T E E M O N School Region parades. And remember, we Bill Douglas; it was eight-year-old parts was “playing video games in Manufacturer of are looking for you to be the photog- Brianna Fequet. my own office. 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