Volunteer firefighter left to fight cancer on his own

Volunteer firefighter left to fight cancer on his own

Former volunteer firefighter Matthew Petch has battled flames engulfing houses and tackled the Black Summer bush fires, but the biggest fight of his life is the one he is facing now.

Council approves volunteer firefighter tax credit

By Rob Vogt In an effort to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters, Claresholm town council has given a property tax credit to eligible volunteer firefighters.At its May 26 meeting, council agreed to apply a credit to the municipal portion of the 2025 taxes, as per the town’s volunteer firefighter tax credit policy, after a presentation by Jennifer Place, the town’s director of corporate services.She explained that in November, council passed…