80 years ago today marked Canada’s bloodiest day of the Second World War, and one of the darkest chapters in our military history. Among the 5,000 Canadians who bravely stormed the beaches of Dieppe, there were 3,350 casualties, 916 killed and 1,950 captured.

When we extinguish cancer, it’ll be because we have partners willing to join the fight - folks like Diane Cotter, who have championed the removal of carcinogens from our PPE. Check out the trailer for BURNED, an upcoming documentary on the dangers of PFAS

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Pompier William Douglas, Montréal, QC 16 August 1849
Firefighter Ovila Lachance, Ottawa, ON 16 August 1898
Firefighter Joseph Ross, Toronto, ON 16 August 1944

Gone but never forgotten… à jamais gravés dans nos mémoires.

🚨 9runrun event news!🚨 The 5K distance has been added to the in-person events taking place at 9runrun on October 15. You can now run the 2K, 5K and 10K distances in-person this fall. Register until August 31 to save: raceroster.com/events/2022/56…

EXCITING NEWS!!! Santas Parade of Lights IS BACK this year! Thanks to Bob Rainboth and OPFFA Local 162 🇨🇦 you will catch one of Ottawa's largest parades in Heart of Orléans BIA, heading down St-Joseph Boulevard on Saturday, November 26th. Stay tuned for more.. but SAVE THE DATE!

The 2022 AMO conference begins today – and it’s in-person in beautiful City of Ottawa! Local and provincial leaders are excited to come together to discuss shared priorities and building a bright future for Ontario. #AMO2022 #onmuni AMO

Kudos to Bytown Fire Brigade Brigade on a successful Pump Day event! Thank you for all the work you do to preserve our firefighting history!

Check out this free Bytown Fire Brigade Brigade annual event happening today at 2880 Sheffield Road.

The Bytown Fire Brigade is a historical society dedicated to keeping the history of Ottawa Fire Services alive. It was formed by a group of OPFFA Local 162 🇨🇦 members in 1983. #OttNews

Not forgotten: Captain André Renaud. Died in the Line of Duty - August 14, 2003 #LODD #OTD #OTD inOttFire

What a great week we had in Ottawa, ON! You can see all the action from the #IAFF56th by visiting our convention website iaff.org/convention2022…

Thank you, OPFFA Local 162 🇨🇦, for being fantastic Convention hosts. We did a lot of good work and made a bunch of good memories. Appreciate all you did behind the scenes to make that happen!

Great job to the International Association of Fire Fighters on the #IAFF56th Convention. Lots of business was conducted to continue moving our great union forward as a “Commitment to Excellence.” Thank you to OPFFA Local 162 🇨🇦 for the hospitality!

See you all in Boston!

What a great week we had in Ottawa, ON where our members helped to chart the future of our union. You can see the updates and resolutions adopted by visiting the #IAFF56th website.
iaff.org/convention2022…