Archive for the 'Woodill Street' Category

High-altitude woodwork relies on ropes

Jamie Simpson sorts out ropes high above an Agricola Street backyard.

HALIFAX — A forester using only climbing gear and a chain saw is in the final stretch of cutting down a seven-storey-high tree. The poplar is located in an Agricola Street backyard. Jamie Simpson was hired to remove the tree because the trunk was creeping too close to a home’s foundation. He makes his way through the tree by cutting off short branches and lowering them with the help of an assistant on the ground.

These pictures were taken Saturday afternoon.

A helper on the ground helps lower branches cut by the forester, seen here two-thirds of the way up the tree.


No cherry picking going on here.

Attic fire on Woodill Street

Firefighters cut open the attic around the chimney.

A neighbouring home served as a platform for firefighters.

HALIFAX — Firefighters worked hard to put out a stubborn attic fire on Woodill Street on Sunday. The lunchtime blaze appeared in the roof near the chimney. No one was reportedly hurt, but it forced a family with two young children out to the street.


Sites Worth Visiting

IMG_0032

Archives

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 199 other followers

Find us on


Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 199 other followers