Cc South Marysburgh Published for Residents, Businesses and Visitors since Or TOT 2022 Fire Destroys Milford Home - 20 Firefighters on Scene Fire gutted home on County Road 10 in Milford Saturday night. —Mirror Photo John Hirsch Running for Re-election in South Marysburgh It’s well known that we can’t predict the future. No one knows absolutely what will happen in the coming hours, days and years. Except one thing we know for sure about South Marysburgh. As a result of the recently passed Prince Edward County Official Plan, the south shore of South Marysburgh will be forever protected from development, and one of the people who helped ensure that would be the case was John Hirsch, South Marysburgh’s current elect- ed representative on County Council. John is running for re- election. The municipal vote takes place on October 24. For readers of The Mirror who haven’t met and gotten to know John, here’s a snap- shot profile to help consider his merit in continuing to represent our ward. John says he’s first and foremost an environmental- ist. From the time he and his spouse, Helene Tremblay, (Continued on page 2) John Hirsch Milford Fair Promises Lots of Family Fun—Saturday, Sept. 17 8 to 10 a.m. Pancake Breakfast at Fair Grounds 11 a.m. Parade through ‘downtown’ Milford to the fair grounds 11:45 a.m. Opening Ceremonies Lots of family-friendly activities and vendors About 20 Milford and Pic- ton firefighters worked for five hours Saturday night, August 20 to put out a fire that gutted a residence on County Road 10 on the west side of Milford. The fire was discovered just before 10 p.m. No one was home at the time and there were no injuries. Prince Edward County Deputy Fire Chief Tim Kraemer said the house was fully engulfed when fire trucks arrived. Tanker fire trucks were used to transport seven loads of water to fight the blaze. While he would not com- ment on the cause of the fire, Kraemer said the fire department does not consider it suspicious. Damage was estimated at $500,000. The deputy fire chief said that on behalf of the fire de- partment, he would like to remind people of the im- portance of having working fire and CO” alarms in homes. “They should be main- tained and tested regularly,” he advised. “Only working alarms can save your lives and your property.” The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office has reported that the number of fatalities in the province resulting from fire has increased recently. Infor- mation on fire safety can be found at ontario.ca/page/fire -safety-home