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City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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Media Advisory
September 3, 2024

Toronto Fire Services to welcome 67 firefighters on bikes during annual memorial ride to Ottawa

Tomorrow, Toronto Fire Chief, Matthew Pegg and members of Toronto Fire Services will welcome 67 firefighters arriving by bike to the Toronto Fire Academy. The cyclists, led by members of the Toronto Professional Firefighter Celtic Society, will pass through Toronto tomorrow during their annual memorial ride from Hamilton to the National Firefighters Memorial in Ottawa.

Date: Wednesday, September 4
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Toronto Fire Academy, 895 Eastern Ave.
Note: Opportunity for media to capture photos and b-roll

Now in its eighth year, the three-day, 575-kilometre bike ride aims to raise funds and awareness for the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation and to honour the firefighters being added to the Memorial Wall in Ottawa this fall.

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Media contact: Public Information Office, Toronto Fire Services, firemedia@toronto.ca

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