{"id":48611,"date":"2024-09-24T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=48611"},"modified":"2024-09-24T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T21:00:00","slug":"photos-video-community-enjoys-open-house-at-station-40-dutch-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=48611","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS\/VIDEO: Community enjoys Open House at Station 40 Dutch Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DUTCH SETTLEMENT:<\/strong> It was a day to meet and greet the volunteer firefighters that keep their community safe and help them out in time of need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Station 40 Dutch Settlement had an open house at their fire department, featuring car safety seat information; free fire extinguisher, fire truck tours and equipment presentation, a bouncy castle, and an obstacle course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The obstacle course seemed to be an attraction for the kids, with the ending seeing the kids putting out a mock fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Council candidate Cathy Deagle Gammon and Mayoral candidate Waye Mason both tried their hand at this part of the obstacle course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;218&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;190&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside there was a table with recruitment information on how to join Station 40 and the HRM Fire training involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus there was free food including hot dogs mac and cheese chilli and drinks, all catered by local resident Tanya Pickrem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the fun that was had by our Pat Healey in this video story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video story edited by Matt Dagley of Dagley Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VIDEO STORY: Community enjoys open house at Station 40\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IHloChzDxpc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0410-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48618\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The lunch that was served was delicious. 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