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CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
100km walk in honour of fallen military and emergency services members
Patrick Armstrong and Heather Pham are getting ready to take part in a 100 kilometre walk this weekend, which will raise money to buy defibrillators to donate in honour of Ontario's fallen soldiers, paramedics, police officers, and firefighters. 'I personally believe that it is our duty as the living to tell the stories of those that have gone before,' said Armstrong. Armstrong started the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund in honour of his beloved friend and fellow OPP officer Dave Mounsey, who was killed in the line of duty in 2006. To date, 207 defibrillators have been donated by the Mounsey Fund to be placed in arenas, churches, community centres, and businesses across Ontario. One such defibrillator was recently donated to the North Huron Fire Department in honour of OPP Const. Vu Pham, killed in the line of duty in March 2010. Vu's son Jordan is a volunteer firefighter for the department. 100 km In a Day fundraiser Heather Pham with her son Jordan, donating a defibrillator to the North Huron Fire Department in May 2025, in honour of Vu Pham, an OPP officer killed in the line of duty in 2010. Jordan Pham is a volunteer firefighter with the North Huron Fire Dept. (Source: North Huron Fire Department) 'It's just so helpful for the family members to know that they're not alone, and that the sacrifice will always be remembered. Their loved ones will always be remembered,' said Heather Pham, Vu's wife. Heather Pham and two of her sons will be one of 20 families walking with Armstrong and members of the Mounsey Fund across Perth County this weekend. Their other son Josh Pham won't be there. He'll be on shift with the Parry Sound OPP, following in his late father's footsteps, starting in the same detachment 30 years after his father did. 'Josh has been for a long time talking about joining the OPP. So, I knew that it was coming. I'm not going to say that it was easy to see him drive off for his first shift, but as a parent, I want to support and honor his goals and dreams, despite my own anxieties,' said Heather. 100 km In a Day fundraiser Heather Pham with her son, Josh, who is now an OPP officer, following in his late father Vu's footsteps, seen in May 2025. (Source: Heather Pham) Along with Pham, fallen emergency responders like Captain Graham Emslie of the Sarnia Fire Service, who died in the line of duty in 2016, will be honoured during the 100 km walk. Members of North Perth Deputy District Fire Chief Ken Rea's family will take part. Rea died in the line of duty in Listowel in 2011. Master Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer will also be remembered. The Perth County native died in Afghanistan in 2007. 'We have the honour, not only of donating defibrillators out to the public, but to remember these fallen heroes and their families,' said Armstrong. 100 km In a Day fundraiser Patrick Armstrong walking in the 2024 100 km In a Day fundraiser. (Source: Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund) 'My family and I participate in the 100 Kilometre In a Day every year. And we will do so for as long as the fund continues to remember the sacrifice of our fallen first responders. In doing so, they create time and space to keep their memory alive. And not just for the family members, but for the community as a whole,' said Heather Pham. You can learn more and donate to buy more defibrillators, by following this link. You can follow their progress over the weekend, by following Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund on Facebook.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans submitted for 14 'smart hubs' in Newquay
A number of smart hubs which include access to defibrillators are set to be installed in and around a seaside Urban Innovation Company has submitted an application to Cornwall Council to site 14 of the hubs, which also offer the chance to make free phone calls, in and around application is being supported by the town council and Newquay Business Improvement District, the Local Democracy Reporting Service residents posting in community groups on social media have expressed concerns about obstruction on the streets, increased digital advertising and light pollution. 'Not in keeping' "They're totally unnecessary and will just add to the already overwhelming and messy/ugly street furniture in the town", one local resident on the application on the council planning portal, another person said the digital signs were "not in keeping with the surroundings".The respondent said this was particularly the case in terms of the one proposed for Headland Road, "as visitors to Newquay get their first glimpses of the view across the Fistral beach".The smart hubs, produced by a company called Pulse, would include touchscreens providing free phone calls and free would also include along with a built-in defibrillator and access to emergency treatment in the event of a drug overdose, as well as an emergency safety button to support anyone who is vulnerable and a 999 emergency button.A planning report said the proposals were supported by the Safer Cornwall Partnership, which recognised the hubs would deliver a range of benefits for residents, businesses and visitors to 14 proposed locations, which have been developed in collaboration with Newquay Town Council, Newquay BID, Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Council, include Bank Street, Berry Road and Newquay Railway Station.
