Eleven years after deadly fire, new policy changes aim to better protect firefighters

‘We remember the thick black smoke. We remember when we heard something had gone badly wrong’

March 23, 2022 @ 11:06 amListowel Banner, Local News, News

The exterior sign at the Listowel station honouring Kenneth Rea and Raymond Walter on March 17. (Connor Luczka photo)
LISTOWEL— As Randy Pettapiece’s run as Perth-Wellington’s MPP comes to an end, a decade-long goal is finally coming to fruition. On March 17, Pettapiece announced two policy changes, based on the Rea and Walter Act, that aim to keep firefighters safe. An amendment to Ontario’s Building Code will mandate that chief building officials across the…
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