Stolen memorial plaques for fallen Edmonton firefighters replaced and reinforced
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Plaques honouring fallen Edmonton firefighters are back. The bronze memorials were stolen in Old Strathcona last year.
Plaques honouring fallen Edmonton firefighters are back. The bronze memorials were stolen in Old Strathcona last year. Thanks to work by families of the fallen, the plaques have been replaced and are stronger than ever.
Lisa Hornland is the daughter of Les Ashton, a fallen Edmonton firefighter. She is hoping that newly-installed bronze memorial plaques at the Edmonton Firefighters Memorial Plaza will stay put.
In July, several were stolen, likely to be sold as scrap metal.
“These men and women have given their lives for us, so they deserve to be recognized on this plaque, and for someone to come and take it and desecrate it… is devastating,” Hornland said.
The theft was a major blow to the families of fallen loved ones and firefighters with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.
“When we heard they were stolen, it was very hard on the service,” EFRS Chief Joe Zatylny said. “We had a lot of people asking why. (They were also) concerned about raising money and being able to replace them.”
Hornland’s father was an Edmonton firefighter for more than 20 years. He died of cancer in 2002. His name was on one of those plaques.
“I was shocked,” she said. “It means so much to me and it hurts so bad that somebody else took my dad’s name.”
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