Updated: Fri Sep. 04 2009 15:36:42
ctvcalgary.ca
Four family members were laid to rest on Friday.
Loved ones cradled the cremated remains at St. Mary's Cathedral in Calgary.
They died after the minivan they were in was t-boned by a semi near Strathmore on August 26th.
Travis Plouffe, 17, was driving the minivan at the time of his crash and died at the scene. His 75-year-old grandparents Margaret and Paul Plouffe also died at the scene. Plouffe's 22-year-old cousin Selena Plouffe died later in hospital.
Investigators say the semi had the right of way and human error was the likely cause of the crash.
http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090904/CGY_Plouffe_Funeral_090904/20090904/?hub=CalgaryHome
Friday, September 4, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Kidnapping Charges follow high speed chase.
What is happening to this town? kidnapping, sexual assault, drug busts.. Sheesh!
From CBC
A Calgary woman who befriended a man from Manitoba was taken on a dangerous ride that ended with charges of kidnapping and forcible confinement.
The woman, 27, had known the man for about a week when he asked her to go for a ride with him in Calgary last Friday. She voluntarily got into the vehicle, said the Alberta RCMP on Monday.
The driver then stole some gas from a station in Calgary and sped east at speeds estimated at 185 to 200 km/h. Several people reported the vehicle to Strathmore RCMP.
The woman tried to use her cellphone but the man threw it out the car window. It was only when she opened the car door that the driver slowed the vehicle down enough for her to jump out, said police.
A passing motorist noticed the incident, called 911 and stopped to pick up the woman.
The suspect, 26, pursued the Good Samaritan's car into a farmyard and boxed him in.
The woman then ran into the farmhouse for help.
Gleichen RCMP arrived and arrested the suspect without incident. The woman was not hurt.
The suspect from Manitoba has been charged with several offences including kidnapping, forcible confinement, assault, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and mischief.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/07/20/calgary-manitoba-kidnapping-ride-speeding.html
From CBC
A Calgary woman who befriended a man from Manitoba was taken on a dangerous ride that ended with charges of kidnapping and forcible confinement.
The woman, 27, had known the man for about a week when he asked her to go for a ride with him in Calgary last Friday. She voluntarily got into the vehicle, said the Alberta RCMP on Monday.
The driver then stole some gas from a station in Calgary and sped east at speeds estimated at 185 to 200 km/h. Several people reported the vehicle to Strathmore RCMP.
The woman tried to use her cellphone but the man threw it out the car window. It was only when she opened the car door that the driver slowed the vehicle down enough for her to jump out, said police.
A passing motorist noticed the incident, called 911 and stopped to pick up the woman.
The suspect, 26, pursued the Good Samaritan's car into a farmyard and boxed him in.
The woman then ran into the farmhouse for help.
Gleichen RCMP arrived and arrested the suspect without incident. The woman was not hurt.
The suspect from Manitoba has been charged with several offences including kidnapping, forcible confinement, assault, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and mischief.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/07/20/calgary-manitoba-kidnapping-ride-speeding.html
Saturday, July 18, 2009
RCMP Need help.
Updated: Fri Jul. 17 2009 11:28:15
ctvcalgary.ca
RCMP in Strathmore are looking for those responsible for a hit and run Thursday night.
It happened on Highway One eastbound, approximately 10 kilometres west of Strathmore at 11:00 pm.
The suspect vehicle rear ended the victim's vehicle at a high rate of speed, causing it to crash into the ditch.
According to one witness, the suspect vehicle was trying to pass when it rear ended the victim.
If anyone has any information, please contact Strathmore RCMP at 403-934-3968 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
ctvcalgary.ca
RCMP in Strathmore are looking for those responsible for a hit and run Thursday night.
It happened on Highway One eastbound, approximately 10 kilometres west of Strathmore at 11:00 pm.
The suspect vehicle rear ended the victim's vehicle at a high rate of speed, causing it to crash into the ditch.
According to one witness, the suspect vehicle was trying to pass when it rear ended the victim.
If anyone has any information, please contact Strathmore RCMP at 403-934-3968 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Firefighters rescue eldery couple from home.
An elderly couple was lucky to be alive Tuesday after firefighters rushed into their burning Brooklyn apartment and made a daring rescue.
Yuri Krinitsyn, 62, was unconscious while his 72-year-old wife, Zhanna, lay moaning and barely alert as flames spread around them in their Brighton Beach apartment Monday night.
Firefighters arrived at 10:46p.m., breaking down the door and pulling the couple out of harm's way.
"They did an amazing job," said neighbor Mira Alshvang. "Thank God it was not in the middle of the night."
The couple was in the Staten Island University Hospital burn unit in critical but stable condition.
Fire officials believe the source of the blaze was a cigarette.
Firefighters from Ladder 169 had the fire under control just after 11 p.m.
"To tell you the truth, we did a hell of a job," said Capt. Bill Gallagher, 50. "Sometimes the bear eats you or you eat the bear.
"This one actually worked out really well," he added.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/06/24/2009-06-24_bklyn_couple_plucked_from_fire_by_fdny.html#ixzz0JLzJOEWL&D
Yuri Krinitsyn, 62, was unconscious while his 72-year-old wife, Zhanna, lay moaning and barely alert as flames spread around them in their Brighton Beach apartment Monday night.
Firefighters arrived at 10:46p.m., breaking down the door and pulling the couple out of harm's way.
"They did an amazing job," said neighbor Mira Alshvang. "Thank God it was not in the middle of the night."
The couple was in the Staten Island University Hospital burn unit in critical but stable condition.
Fire officials believe the source of the blaze was a cigarette.
Firefighters from Ladder 169 had the fire under control just after 11 p.m.
"To tell you the truth, we did a hell of a job," said Capt. Bill Gallagher, 50. "Sometimes the bear eats you or you eat the bear.
"This one actually worked out really well," he added.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/06/24/2009-06-24_bklyn_couple_plucked_from_fire_by_fdny.html#ixzz0JLzJOEWL&D
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Fire Truck Flips En Route To Burning Bed
Fire Truck Flips En Route To Burning Bed
Posted June 23, 2009 EST
Georgia - Two Thomas County firefighters had to be cut from a tanker that overturned en route to a structure fire early Saturday afternoon. The driver of the 1982 International tanker, full-time firefighter Terrence Blake, 26, Thomasville, is recuperating at home from bruising suffered in the wreck about 1:25 p.m. at Ga. 188 and Patten-Coolidge Road. Blake was treated at the Archbold Memorial Hospital emergency room and dismissed.
The passenger, Terrence Redoing, 33, Thomasville, a volunteer firefighter, also was treated and dismissed.
The tanker was traveling east on 188 toward Pavo, when it made a right turn onto Patten-Coolidge and flipped.
"That was when the truck actually rolled over on its side," said Chris Jones, Thomas County Fire Department chief.
Emergency medical technicians and fellow firefighters provided extrication to remove the firefighters, who work at the Coolidge fire station.
"They ended up having to take the extrication tools and cutting the top off the truck," Jones explained.
The cab and tanker were destroyed. Damage to loose tools in the vehicle is estimated at $26,000.
The vehicle and equipment were insured. Coverage has a $10,000 deductible, according to Twink Monahan, county clerk.
The tanker was en route to a structure fire on Doc Sherrod Road when it overturned.
Other Coolidge firefighters responded to the blaze at a doublewide mobile home and found a one-room fire that was contained to a mattress in a bedroom. Jones said the cause of the fire is not known.
Blake was wearing a seat belt. Redding was not.
The chief said Redding will receive a verbal warning. "After six months, that will disappear," Jones added.
Sgt. Tracy Tabb, at Thomasville Post 12 Georgia State Patrol, said no one was cited in the wreck.
"Wearing a seat belt is not required in emergency vehicles," Tabb said.
Posted June 23, 2009 EST
Georgia - Two Thomas County firefighters had to be cut from a tanker that overturned en route to a structure fire early Saturday afternoon. The driver of the 1982 International tanker, full-time firefighter Terrence Blake, 26, Thomasville, is recuperating at home from bruising suffered in the wreck about 1:25 p.m. at Ga. 188 and Patten-Coolidge Road. Blake was treated at the Archbold Memorial Hospital emergency room and dismissed.
The passenger, Terrence Redoing, 33, Thomasville, a volunteer firefighter, also was treated and dismissed.
The tanker was traveling east on 188 toward Pavo, when it made a right turn onto Patten-Coolidge and flipped.
"That was when the truck actually rolled over on its side," said Chris Jones, Thomas County Fire Department chief.
Emergency medical technicians and fellow firefighters provided extrication to remove the firefighters, who work at the Coolidge fire station.
"They ended up having to take the extrication tools and cutting the top off the truck," Jones explained.
The cab and tanker were destroyed. Damage to loose tools in the vehicle is estimated at $26,000.
The vehicle and equipment were insured. Coverage has a $10,000 deductible, according to Twink Monahan, county clerk.
The tanker was en route to a structure fire on Doc Sherrod Road when it overturned.
Other Coolidge firefighters responded to the blaze at a doublewide mobile home and found a one-room fire that was contained to a mattress in a bedroom. Jones said the cause of the fire is not known.
Blake was wearing a seat belt. Redding was not.
The chief said Redding will receive a verbal warning. "After six months, that will disappear," Jones added.
Sgt. Tracy Tabb, at Thomasville Post 12 Georgia State Patrol, said no one was cited in the wreck.
"Wearing a seat belt is not required in emergency vehicles," Tabb said.
Firefighters continue to battle large Alta. fires
EDMONTON - Firefighters have yet to get a handle on several large wildfires burning out of control in Alberta, fire officials said Saturday.
As of 10 a.m., six wildfires in the Alberta regions of Fort McMurray, Slave Lake and Whitecourt had not yet been contained. Hot, dry weather sparked the wildfires last weekend, causing partial highway closures and fire bans in a dozen provincial parks in Alberta.
At one point there were 170 new fires in the province. However, on Saturday fire officials said that number was down to 52 blazes. There are 760 firefighters battling the blazes.
Firefighters hope that a forecast of cooler temperatures and a higher chance of showers Saturday and into Sunday will help them get the upper hand on the largest fire which is burning south of Fort McMurray, Alta., about 450 kilometres north of Edmonton.
As of Saturday morning, the Fort McMurray blaze was estimated to be 11,451 hectares.
``What we're looking for is higher relative humidity, which will help fight the fires,'' said Geoffrey Driscoll, a wildfire information officer with Sustainable Resource Development. More humidity in the air limits the extreme behaviour of fires, he said.
A crew of 25 firefighters arrived Thursday from the Yukon after a request the province made earlier in the week for outside help. Crews from the Northwest Territories, Ontario, New Brunswick and Mexico are also lending a hand.
Since last weekend, over 110,000 lightning strikes have been recorded in Alberta by the Provincial Forest Fire Centre. Those lighting strikes have contributed to the start of over 220 wildfires in Alberta's forests in the last seven days.
With a file from the Edmonton Journal
As of 10 a.m., six wildfires in the Alberta regions of Fort McMurray, Slave Lake and Whitecourt had not yet been contained. Hot, dry weather sparked the wildfires last weekend, causing partial highway closures and fire bans in a dozen provincial parks in Alberta.
At one point there were 170 new fires in the province. However, on Saturday fire officials said that number was down to 52 blazes. There are 760 firefighters battling the blazes.
Firefighters hope that a forecast of cooler temperatures and a higher chance of showers Saturday and into Sunday will help them get the upper hand on the largest fire which is burning south of Fort McMurray, Alta., about 450 kilometres north of Edmonton.
As of Saturday morning, the Fort McMurray blaze was estimated to be 11,451 hectares.
``What we're looking for is higher relative humidity, which will help fight the fires,'' said Geoffrey Driscoll, a wildfire information officer with Sustainable Resource Development. More humidity in the air limits the extreme behaviour of fires, he said.
A crew of 25 firefighters arrived Thursday from the Yukon after a request the province made earlier in the week for outside help. Crews from the Northwest Territories, Ontario, New Brunswick and Mexico are also lending a hand.
Since last weekend, over 110,000 lightning strikes have been recorded in Alberta by the Provincial Forest Fire Centre. Those lighting strikes have contributed to the start of over 220 wildfires in Alberta's forests in the last seven days.
With a file from the Edmonton Journal
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