Edmonton Firefighters brave cold for musulcar dystrophy
Edmonton Firefighters brave cold for musulcar dystrophy

Edmonton Firefighters brave cold for musulcar dystrophy

Edmonton firefighters will camp out for four days on the roof of a downtown fire station to raise money and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

Paul McGonigal, the Captain at Edmonton Fire Rescue says there’s been a lot of breakthroughs when it comes to finding a cure for this disease.

“There has been significant changes and advances in the research for example a young boy that has duchenne muscular dystrophy the life expectancy is usually around 15 years but now they’re living a lot longer, they’re in their 30′s now” says McGonigal.

The campout runs until March 4th as fire crews hope to raise at least $150,000 towards the cause.

To date Edmonton Fire Rescue along with the Edmonton Fire Fighters Union has raised over $900,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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