The Mono Mills Fire Hall was the scene recently of the annual open house. The morning included a pancake breakfast. District Chief Brian Zimmerman was demonstrating his skill at the grill.
Photos by Bill Rea

Firefighters put on a demonstration on how they extract people from cars at accident scenes.

The fire department's Fire and Life Safety House was at the open house, giving people a chance to practice getting out of a smoke-filled area. Firefighter Greg Finch was explaining things to Emmerson Mousseau, 6, of Mount Forest and Nolan Styles, 4, of Newmarket.