Minto Fire celebrated milestones and accomplishments at the organization’s annual awards gala on April 27. Firefighters were presented with long-term service awards and one firefighter from each station received a Training Award of Excellence, a new award presented to firefighters who go above and beyond in training, and have an almost perfect training attendance record. From left: front, Scott Uhrig (5 years), Andrew McMillen (Training Award of Excellence – Palmerston), Blair Wightman (40 years), Paul Zimmerman (40 years), Garf Murray (45 years), Mike Rock (10 years), Adam Sinclair (15 years), Tyson Smith (5 years), Steve Foerster (25 Years), Jeff Hotchkiss (10 years); back, Derrick Givens (10 years), Geoff Gunson (5 years), Tyler Andrews (Training Award of Excellence – Clifford), Mitch Loos (Training Award of Excellence – Harriston), Mark Hill (10 years), Logan Reidt (5 years), Todd Boyne (25 years), Phil DesJardine (5 years), Terry Cormack (25 years), Jake Harkness (15 years), Chris Harrow (25 years). Retiring firefighters were also recognized during the evening. These include: Kyle Richardson, Ryan Hill, Trevor Leith, Grant Murray, Josh Munroe, Josh Moroz, Blair Wightman, Garf Murray and Steve Foerster. Submitted photo
