Photo Page
A collection of images showing the day to day happenings of the GTMAA, shot by our members, associates and friends. Photo contributions are always welcome. Scroll to the bottom of the page for photos of our past and present canteen apparatus.
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June 25th, 2008 saw a large contingent of G.T.M.A.A. members attend a memorial service in Orangeville, ON for recently deceased G.T.M.A.A. member Fire Chief (ret.) Robert Hilton. Bob passed away on June 16th at the age of 70. Photo courtesy of Gary Wignall.
Several members of the G.T.M.A.A. joined other O.F.B.A. fire buffs in a photo tour of the Buffalo Fire Dept. over the weekend of July 12-13, 2008. Members are pictured here in front of Res1cue's quarters on Jefferson Avenue. Rich Sikora photo.
Saturday, June 28th saw G.T.M.A.A. supporter Ken Sikora and his wife, Jen, ride 20 miles to raise funds for the Roswell Park Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY. Ken and Jen raised more than $2000 for research. Rich Sikora photo.
Cedric Beasley receives his 2007 Fire Buff of the Year Award. Photo courtesy of Jim Bartlett.
May 10th, 2008 saw G.T.M.A.A. members Mike McNulty, Cedric Beasley, Gary Wignall, Jim Bartlett and Frank McKittrick enjoy some fine buffing weather in Buffalo, NY. Rich Sikora photo.
Ken Sikora, Mike McNulty, Al Watson and Jon Lasiuk at the 2008 Bruce Beauchamp Memorial Banquet. More than $800 was raised for charity this year in Bruce's name. Rich Sikora photo.
Dave and Peggy MacDonald enjoy the festivities at the 2008 Bruce Beauchamp Memorial Banquet. Jim Bartlett photo.
G.T.M.A.A. members Joe Chiasson, Bob Connell and John Carey Sr. serve firefighters from Support 7 at the scene of the 4th alarm at 225-235 Franklin Av., on Saturday, Jan. 5th, 2008. Gary Wignall photo.
Support 7 member Gary Wignall serves firefighters at the scene of a 4th alarm fire at 225-235 Franklin Av. on January 5th, 2008. Photo courtesy of Gary Wignall.
G.T.M.A.A. member John Carey Sr. and his wife went all the way to Iowa for a free ride in this ex-Council Grove engine. It appears to be an International. Dave Carey photo.
G.T.M.A.A. members Jim Bartlett and Mike McNulty take in a job at 157 Crowley Avenue, in the far north-east end of Buffalo, on Sunday, May 20th 2007. Rich Sikora photo.
Subscriptions to the Trumpet allow fire buffs throughout the world a chance to keep up to date on happenings in Toronto. A group of our subscribers (three of them from Montreal) are pictured above taking a coffee break while on a visit to Toronto on January 24th, 2007. From l. to r. are Vern Ikeda, Joe Glover, John Hanley (tour guide!), and James Hay. Jon Lasiuk photo.
M.T.M.A.A. members at a fire scene in New York City during the famous road trip of 1993. Photo credit unknown.
The crew of Support 7 pose for their 2002 Toronto Fire Services history book photo at Fire Station 333. Gary Wignall photo.
A group of M.T.M.A.A. members visit a Scarborough fire hall in the late '70's or early '80's. Members included (from l. to r.) Bruce Beauchamp, Gord MacBride (crouching), Fred Beaton, J. Karl Lee, Ray Rassmussen, Gary Wignall, and Al Criag. (Thanks to Dave MacDonald for naming names!). Photo courtesy of Gary Wignall..
An early photo of the original Support 1. Pictured with it are M.T.M.A.A. members Dave Mollison, John Skillen, Fred Calder, and Gary Wignall with his arm over an unknown supporter. Photo courtesy of Gary Wignall.
On one of the many buffing trips taken to New York City over the years, our members are seen visiting the quarters of Engine 9, Ladder 6 and Satellite 1 in 1993. Pictured above are Dave MacDonald and Jon Lasiuk. Gary Wignall photo.
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Our Apparatus
The GTMAA hs operated three different canteen apparatus in its service to Toronto and area firefighters since 1975. Below are some photos of our fleet, past and present.
The original canteen donated secnd-hand to the Scarborough Fire Dept. and operated on their behalf by the Metro Toronto Multiple Alarm Association (the predecessor of GTMAA).
In the 1980's the Scarborough Fire Department donated a used GMC mechanical van to MTMAA for use as a canteen. MTMAA members, led by Bob Viel, donated hundreds of man-hours to remodel the van for canteen use. This vehicle was known as Support Unit #1. John Kaye photo.
Another view of Support Unit #1. For many years, this vehicle was stationed at Scarborough Firehall #6 on Birchmount Rd.
Our present apparatus, Support 7, was purchased new by the Scarborough Fire Department prior to fire dept. amalgamation. It was numbered Support 7 because it originally ran out of Scarborough Firehall 7 at 740 Markham Rd. Support 7 now runs out of Toronto Firehall 223 at 116 Dorset Rd.
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