Mapleton firefighters to take on Minto in sledge hockey game at PMD arena

Mapleton firefighters will take on their counterparts from the Town of Minto in a game of sledge hockey on Feb. 27.

The game, which will begin at 7pm will raise funds for Camp Bucko (for young burn victims) and local sledge hockey participants.

Firefighters will compete using sledge hockey equipment provided by the Upper Grand District Board of Education, which has been operating a program for students at local arenas.

At the Feb. 9 Mapleton council meeting, Mayor Neil Driscoll suggested council members should be prepared to step in and play in the event there aren’t enough firefighters available for the game.

Driscoll said he has issued a challenge to Minto Mayor George Bridge requiring the mayor of the losing municipality to wear the winning team’s hat at a future council meeting.

Driscoll noted that a between-periods game between Drayton and Minto Tyke hockey teams is also planned for the evening.

“I think we got them beat hands down there too,” he said.