South Country Firefighters Raising Money for Muscular Dystrophy

Members from the various South Country Fire Departments will be raising money on Saturday for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

Since 2004, the firefighters have raised over $50,000 for the cause.

Muscular Dystrophy is an overarching term that is used to describe more than 160 different neuromuscular disorders, which are most often linked to progressive deterioration of muscle strength.

Since 1954, Fire Departments across Canada have supported Muscular Dystrophy Canada in a variety of fashions, most often by filling an empty fire boot with donations.

The South Country Fire Departments are set to do the same on Saturday, August 31, 2019, as they will be set up at the four corners intersection of Jaffray Baynes Lake Road and Kikomun Road near Kikomun Creek Provincial Park.

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Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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