ICYMI: Record-breaking crowd at Alvinston Rodeo

Breakfast for a brother
February 7, 2014
Dawn-Euphemia volunteer firefighters are helping a Rodney firefighter injured on the way to a fire.
Arrie Turner was on his way to an accident on the 401 caused by black ice when his pickup truck rolled Jan. 10. He’s still in the hospital in critical condition and he may never walk again. It’s a very uncertain time for Turner’s family says Dawn-Euphemia firefighter Scott Gawley, who is also the CAO of West Elgin of which Rodney is a part.
“It’s a sad, sad situation,” says Gawley who has been finding counselors to help firefighters from West Lorne who responded to Turner’s accident
Gawley says how to get to a fire is part of firefighter training, but there are still accidents. “We’re to respond to an emergency but there is a lot to think about on the way to a scene.”
Gawley, who lives in Dawn-Euphemia and volunteers for the local department, says the local association decided $500 from Sunday’s Firemen’s Breakfast would go to help cover some of Turner’s extra medical expenses.
“A lot of departments all over the area are donating to West Elgin County,” he says. “Firefighters are just a group that cares; that’s why they do what they do. Firefighters are there for the community and that hits home right now.”
NEXT
Grasses to cut down on geese grazing
PREVIOUS
The final chorus: Students say goodbye to Linda Nap

ICYMI: Record-breaking crowd at Alvinston Rodeo
June 20, 2025
Read More

Lambton Public Health issues first heat warning of the summer
June 20, 2025
Read More

Rural bus service starts making stops in Wyoming Monday
June 20, 2025
Read More

Why spend $20K to study a bridge to nowhere: McEwen
June 20, 2025
Read More