PHOTO TOURS
Each year, we set up photo tours of fire departments across
Ontario for our members and guests. Photo tours are
generally held monthly May through October. On a typical
tour, a group of buffs will travel to a prearranged group of fire
halls in a particular area to photograph the apparatus. We
have held tours across southern Ontario, from Windsor to Kingston
and north to Midland and Gravenhurst, plus virtually every place
in between. We visit everything, from some of Ontario's
largest cities (Toronto, Hamilton, Mississauga) to the smallest
townships. We have also made forays to Ottawa, Buffalo and
Cleveland. In most cases, attendees provide their own
transportation (carpooling is encouraged), but on occasion, we ask
everyone to chip in for a bus. We hope for bright sunshine,
but the tours generally proceed as planned whatever the weather.
Our tentative plans for 2011 include the following.
Details will be added as the dates draw nearer.
14 May
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Kawartha Lakes
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Details
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11 June
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Kitchener-Waterloo
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Details
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9-10 July
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Brampton / King Township /
Bradford-West Gwillimbury
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Details
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20 August
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Hamilton
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Details
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17 September
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Windsor
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Details
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1 October
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Oxford County
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Details
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Please note that we
sometimes have to change plans due to circumstances beyond our
control. Watch this page for detailed station-by-station
schedules, changes and updates.
ANNUAL MEETING
Each November, the OFBA holds its Annual Meeting and Fire
Service Collectibles Show and Sale. All are invited to the
flea market to browse a wide selection of books, photos, toys
and other firematic items. There is no charge to set up a
table.
We hold our annual meeting in the afternoon. Members can
vote and voice their opinions on the future direction of the
club.
Our next annual meeting will be on 5 November 2011. Click
here for details. We're also
holding a dinner to celebrate our 40th anniversary! More
details can be found here.
OTHER 2011 FIRE
BUFF EVENTS
19 June - Rodney Fire Muster - Rodney. Click here for details.
18-19 June - Stirling
Truck Show
12-14 August - WAMBO -
Wallaceburg
Labour Day Weekend - St. Thomas Fire Muster Days - St. Thomas
(click here for the
registration form)
8 October - Firefighter
Appreciation Day - Milton
2012 IFBA CONFERENCE
The International Fire Buff
Associates 2012 Convention will be held in Toronto from
August 15th to the 18th, hosted by the Greater Toronto Multiple Alarm
Association (GTMAA). Check out the Torcon 2012 website for
more details.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oakville
Fire Department History
The Oakville Fire Department is
celebrating its one-hundreth anniversary by releasing a
complete written history of the fire service in
Oakville. Reflections of a Proud Heritage, by Robert
Kirkpatrick, is a 196-page limited edition hardbound volume
containing hundreds of photographs. Click here for details and an order form.
The Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation is
trying to locate surviving
veterans of the Canadian Corps of Overseas Firefighters who were
in England during the Second World War. If you know of any please
have them contact Robert
Kirkpatrick at their earliest convenience in regards to this
year’s ceremony.
Robert
Kirkpatrick
Regional Vice President
Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Last updated 14 September 2011