Fire came close to destroying landmark Northcote store

Sept. 30, 2021, Renfrew, Ont. – The former general store on Highway 60 at Northcote escaped a fiery end thanks to the incredible efforts of members of the Douglas Fire Department who responded to the initial 911 dispatch call of a car engulfed in flames only to find a raging blaze that started in a barn adjacent to the once busy store. Welland Tribune reports. | READ MORE