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Founding member of Florence fire department honoured

SaltWire Network | Posted: Nov. 23, 2020, 2 p.m. | Updated: Nov. 23, 2020, 5:10 p.m. | 1 Min Read
The Florence Volunteer Fire Department honoured founding member William (Ding) MacDonald by naming its new 1,500-gallon tanker after him. MacDonald, with wife Edna and Chief Adam MacIntyre, was honoured at a ceremony at the Florence Fire Station on Saturday. MacDonald and Chuck Porter are the only two remaining members from the volunteer group that founded the Florence Volunteer Fire Department in 1961. CONTRIBUTED • WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
The Florence Volunteer Fire Department honoured founding member William (Ding) MacDonald by naming its new 1,500-gallon tanker after him. MacDonald, with wife Edna and Chief Adam MacIntyre, was honoured at a ceremony at the Florence Fire Station on Saturday. MacDonald and Chuck Porter are the only two remaining members from the volunteer group that founded the Florence Volunteer Fire Department in 1961. CONTRIBUTED • WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

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FLORENCE, N.S. — The Florence Volunteer Fire Department honoured founding member William (Ding) MacDonald by naming its new 1,500-gallon tanker after him.

MacDonald, with wife Edna and Chief Adam MacIntyre, was honoured at a ceremony at the Florence Fire Station on Saturday.

MacDonald and Chuck Porter are the only two remaining members of the volunteer group that founded the Florence Volunteer Fire Department in 1961.

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