Media Advisory - Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs holds Memorial Service Sunday May 3, 2015 7:00pm

TORONTO, May 3, 2015 /CNW/ - The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) will hold their annual Memorial Service honouring the Chief Officers who have passed away in the last year. 

This is one of the premier events held by the OAFC each year.  This year, 20 Chief Officers who have passed away since this time last year will be honoured.  This includes 2 active OAFC Board Members – Vice-President Mark Diotte (Fire Chief – Ajax) and Director Mark Mehlenbacher (Fire Chief – St. Catharines), both of which died of cancer in 2014.

Memorial helmets will be laid for each fallen member, in addition to remembering all fallen Fire Chief and all fallen Fire fighters.

When:	Sunday May 3, 2015 7:00 pm
Attending:	Honourable Kevin Flynn, Minster of Labour
	Deputy Minister of Community Safety Matthew Torigian
	Ontario Fire Marshal Ted Wieclawek
	Deputy Fire Chief Matt Pegg – President – OAFC
	Chief Officers from across Ontario and Canada
Where:	Families of the fallen
	OAFC 2105 Conference and Trade Show
	Toronto Congress Centre – North Building
	650 Dixon Road, Toronto
	Ballroom C

SOURCE Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs

Richard Boyes, Executive Director, OAFC 905-484-4476, [email protected]