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Ken Wagg remembers climbing a ladder along with George Wilson and Lloyd Weldon to reach the The fire hall, Lloyd recalls, was so small, it was necessary to pull the truck out before vol- unteers could put their coats on. While current fireâ€" fighters look to the future, retired veterans are prone to look back. Like Lloyd Jennings. It was 1954, the night of Hurricane Hazel. He was in the Stoufiville tele- phone ofiice when a call came through â€" a fire at the Missionary Church. Since there was no hydro, Lloyd ran to the station, then located next to the clock tower and rang the bell. Early in the new year, fire protection will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Even- tually, similar assistance will be offered from the Ballantrae station. Large generators have been installed at both the fire station and the arena next door. The build- ings can then be used as emergency shelters. The inclusionofarched windows, matching brick and a century-old hell are prime examples. The cost has been placed at $6,263,000. However, because emer- gency medical services are accommodated there, $720,000 will be subsi- dized by York Region, the chief said. Chris and Rob, work- ing in close coâ€"operation with the architect, are pleased with the result, claiming the design details Stouffville’s past as well as its future. riday, Nov. 27 â€" a time to look ahead; a time to think back. , So it was for Stouffville firefighters past and present as men and machines moved into a new station on Weldon Road. For Chief Chris Pow- ers, the project’s com- pletion is another per- sonal achievement in an impressive career spans ning 43 years. He plans to retire (again) this spring. His successor will be deputy chief Rob McKenzie. “We wanted to capture the heritage of Stouffville’s downtown,” Chief Pow- ers said, “and this. we’ve done.” Firefighters look back in shadow of change Iim Thomas is a Smujfi/ille mident who has written florama newspapers for more than 50 years. “Walt didn’t say a word," Don said. “He could fix anything.” Don Donor recalls run- ning out the front door of his house in response to a siren call. Unfortu- nately, he failed to see his daughter's double-dutch skipping rope tied to a tree. He tripped over it and landed atop a pile of bricks. “The neighbours had a good laugh,” he said. Then there was the time Don pulled to a stop in front of the old hall on Main Street. The road, under repair, was extremely slippery. His car hit chief Walt Smith’s pick-up truck smashing the grill. ' “There were a lot of sad times but also a lot of good times,” remembers retired deputy-chief Mur- ray Emmerson. According to 45-year veteran, Iim Rennie, a bri- gade member was driv- ing the 1946 Fargo out of the station when a blaze occurred in wiring under the dashboard. The fire was quickly extinguished and the call was com- pleted. “We were a close-knit group â€" a family," Lloyd Jennings said. “At Christâ€" mas, the pay was divided evenly among all volun- teers, regardless of how many fires each attendâ€" ed. It amounted to about $150 apiece." For some, time stands still. The camaraderie continues. “I can never forget our Christmas get-togethers," says Jim. source of a serious blaze in Moore’s Hardware Store in Uxbridge. “With- out warning, an explo- sion occurred, blowing George and Lloyd over Ken’s head, to the ground. “I followed,” Ken said. Roaming Around with Jim Thomas FWeWWWWhanumhaofmflm, 'nhtofwhicharem,mand EMILE _, . 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