The Creemore
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Friday, February 25, 2022 Vol. 22
No. 8
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Female fire recruits outnumber males for first time by Trina Berlo For the first time, women outnumber men in new recruits for Clearview Fire and Emergency Services. In the new class of 12, eight are female and four are male. Fire Chief Roree Payment said it was not something the department set out to do and it wasn’t until after the selection process was over that it occurred to department staff that something historic had happened. Payment said he can’t recall there being a class of new recruits of a similar size anywhere with a comparable ratio. He speculates the reasons may be twofold: “In one respect females are feeling a little more welcomed and empowered to enter into recruitment processes and I think another big thing specifically is the word of mouth component,” said Payment. He said the addition of the new recruits bring the force (about 95-100 in total) to over 20 per cent female. “We really do have an inclusive department here that is pretty gender
diverse,” said Payment. “But at the end of the day everyone here is treated the same and given the same opportunities.” He said initiatives like Fire Services Women Ontario and having a female FireFit competition team help to encourage, educate and empower women in the fire service, adding that obviously Clearview Fire and Emergency Services is doing something right to create a culture of inclusivity. New recruits will take part in a fivemonth recruit class that includes training in physical fitness, skills assessment, online and in-class learning before being tested by a third party. If successful, they then enter into a probationary year as a paid on call firefighter before earning their badges. “We’re very happy to see that we are seeing an upswing in recruitment numbers and we’re happy to see specifically females are interested in joining our department,” said Payment. “They have certainly rounded out the roster to create a much more diverse and complete roster of firefighters.”
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Clearview Township fire department new recruits – Top, from left: Kerry Dupuis, Kelsey Reid, Erika Thurston, Marianne Dubur. Bottom from left: Nathan Le, Femke Randeraad, Colleen Cooey, Krystle Hogg, Alanna Bruining, Calem Day, Taryn Yurkovich, Jake Schultz, with Captain Warren Darling.
Weather wreaks havoc on Concession 10 by Trina Berlo About 12 vehicles were stuck in the drifting snow on Concession 10 South on Sunday, Feb. 20. Newmarket resident John Brock was snowshoeing with his wife at Nottawasaga Bluffs Conservation Area when they came back to the vehicle around 4 p.m. to discover they were stranded. Brock reports several cars had gone into the ditch, concealed by deep snow, when they attempted to drive along the shoulder. A tow truck was not able to get to the vehicles until the road was ploughed. Brock said most people abandoned their cars to seek shelter in Singhampton, and several people slept in their cars, however they were lucky to be offered a bed by a local resident.
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A resident clears snow from Concession 10 South near Singhampton Monday so that stranded vehicles can be towed. The road was blocked by abandoned cars and a tow truck was not able to gain access. In the morning the OPP responded. Because a plough was too wide to get through, a local resident blew
enough snow to allow the tow truck to get through. Brock has voiced his complaint to township officials, having been told by locals that there is a regular problem with snow conditions on
Concession 10. On Wednesday, the 10th Concession North, Nottawasaga between County Road 91 and Nottawasaga 30/31 Side Road was closed due to continually increasing traffic making it difficult for crews to maintain this section of road which was rendered impassable due to icy conditions. Apparently every vehicle that ended up stuck or in the ditch on Concession 10 Wednesday was headed to Blue Mountain. “I will continue to remind council t h a t a c c o r d i n g t o C l e a r v i e w ’s Official Plan “through traffic is to be discouraged from using local roads,” said Councillor Doug McKechnie. The issue of reducing speeds on local roads, including Concession 10, is supposed to come back to council on March 7.
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