Welland’s Central Fire Station has been nominated as a finalist for
The Next Great Save Competition!
CENTRAL STATION EDUCATION INITIATIVE
PRESS RELEASE APRIL 10, 2024
· We are excited to announce that Welland’s Central Fire Station has been nominated as a finalist for The Next Great Save Competition! The Next Great Save is a Canada-wide competition from National Trust Canada to help protect and restore the country’s historic places.
· This iconic Edwardian Classical style building is one of the last 1920’s era fire stations with its original equipment, fire poles, 1926 Gotfredson Bickle and 1957 LaFrance pumper trucks, master control panel for street corner fire boxes and many more artefacts. Taken out of service in 2006, it quickly fell into disrepair.
· We still need to fund many restorations and upgrades to the building before opening it with a main floor exhibition of 100 years of firefighting history and rental spaces on the upper floors for not-for-profits, small businesses and artisans.
· Saving this building will reinforce the historical, cultural and commercial importance of the downtown while preserving a century-old architectural jewel.
· Our website: www.centralfirehall.ca ;
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellandcentralfirehall/
X (Twitter) https://twitter.com/CentralFirehall
· Voting begins on April 18 and ends on May 6. Vote daily to help us win the $50,000 grand prize by visiting www.nextgreatsave.ca!
For further information and details about this project and the Next Great Save Competition and to arrange an interview, please contact Nora Reid, President, Central Station Education Initiative 905 931 0440 nora_a_reid@hotmail.com