(Renfrew Fire Department)
Firefighters in the Ottawa Valley are joining a rally to support a young man halfway across the country battling a serious illness.
Renfrew’s firefighters recently took to social media at the request of their Pembroke counterparts to join the Team Benny movement, which has seen fire halls across Canada send their love to 11-year-old Benny, an Albertan youth with a deep adoration for emergency services workers, as he enters his second bout with cancer.
In a short video encouraging Benny to stay strong, the crew also announced they were sending him a Renfrew Fire Department patch, t-shirt, and hat to remind him that he has the entire staff cheering him on in the fight to get healthy.
They also nominated Kirkland Lake’s Fire Department to join them in supporting him.
(written by Kasey Egan)
