Fire on 6th Ave closes intersection in downtown Whitehorse
CBC
A section of 6th Ave. in Whitehorse closed on Sunday evening after a fire in a downtown building.
Officials said Whitehorse's fire department answered to a call about smoke and fire on the roof of 604 6th Ave. — a residential building across from the United Church.
"Crews arrived and found smoke and fire on top of the building and are currently working to extinguish it," said Whitehorse Deputy Fire Chief Jason Wolsky at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Wolsky said it's too soon to say exactly what caused the fire as crews are still on site.
The building has been evacuated and it is uncertain how long it will take for residents to be allowed back inside.
"As far as injuries or accidents, I don't know at this time," said Wolsky.
There were four RCMP cars, three fire trucks and two EMS ambulances on site.
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.