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Canton Fire Department celebrates its 150th with parade, open house, fireworks

Posted 9/15/19

CANTON -- The Canton Fire Department celebrated its 150th anniversary Saturday with a parade down Main Street followed by an open house at the fire department on Riverside Drive. The parade featured …

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Canton Fire Department celebrates its 150th with parade, open house, fireworks

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CANTON -- The Canton Fire Department celebrated its 150th anniversary Saturday with a parade down Main Street followed by an open house at the fire department on Riverside Drive.

The parade featured many of the department’s members and vehicles.

A number of other local fire departments also participated, including Rensselaer Falls, Morley, DeKalb Junction, Hannawa Falls, Norwood, Potsdam, Colton, Lisbon, Heuvelton, Fine, Morristown, Ogdensburg, Madrid and West Stockholm.

Following the parade, state Assemblyman Mark Walczyk and Jim Reagan, representing state Sen. Patty Ritchie, presented Chief Robert Crowe with proclamations recognizing the anniversary.

A fire station open house following the parade featured historical displays, food and bounce houses for children along with music performed by Robert Larrabee.

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[img_assist|nid=265897|title=Brandon Kelly, right, marches with future firefighter Daniel Smith and the Rensselaer Falls firefighters. NCNow photo.|desc=|link=none|align=|width=638|height=900]

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[img_assist|nid=265899|title=State assemblyman Mark Walczyk presents Canton Fire chief Bob Crowe with a framed proclamation in honor of the Canton Fire Department’s 150th anniversary following the parade. NCNow photo.|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=1200|height=724]

 [img_assist|nid=265900|title=David Corbett, retired Canton firefighter, sits in a firetruck with his grandsons Rylan Dent, left, and Liam Dent, at the fire department open house.|desc=|link=none|align=|width=600|height=900]

[img_assist|nid=265901|title=Hudson Miler, front right, Potsdam, departs the inflatable slide to join his grandmother, Anita Miller, who was an advanced life support nurse in the Canton Rescue Squad for 20 years. The slide and bounce house were part of the Fire Department open house.|desc=|link=none|align=|width=664|height=900]