Crowds gather in Eskasoni for 30th annual National Firefighting competition – CTV News

August 17, 2019

Aboriginal firefighters from coast-to-coast are visiting Cape Breton this weekend for the National Firefighting Competition.

It’s the 30th year for the event being held in Eskasoni, N.S. this year.

The top eight teams of aboriginal volunteer firefighters are going head-to-head in a variety of contests.

“Eskasoni is so beautiful here. The weather is just perfect for this, and the people are great,” said Team B.C. captain, Gilbert Vickers.

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