Good Samaritans

Shannon LeClair

Times Reporter

 

On January 6, people going past Kinsmen Park were surprised to see a Zamboni out on the ice, being manned by the Strathmore Fire Department, SFD.  Raymack Waters Ltd. is an independently owned company that rents, sells and services ice resurfacers located near Standard. 

“Raymack Waters Ltd. have read the articles in the paper and they wanted to donate a Zamboni to help us prepare our ice for Family Day Feb. 21,” said Fire Chief Muir Furzer.  

“Ray, from Raymack Water Ltd. came in and taught the fire fighters how to use it and all that type of stuff.”

Raymack Water Ltd, donated the Zamboni to help the community for the year, not necessarily ending after the Family Day centennial celebrations. 

“It was just something I could not walk away from,” said Ray. 

 “It is so nice to (help) the fire department with this” 

Ray said it is nice to experiment on outside ice resurfacing. He said manufacturers mainly think about indoor resurfacing and it will be neat to see how it works with all of the variables the weather presents. 

The machine that the fire department is using was built in 1987, and Ray is the only person to have ever maintained the machine. 

“That’s were I get my glory,” said Ray when he heard about all the people who were out skating on the lake. 

The fire fighters were volunteering their time to help clear the ice. Furzer said the department has been talking about possibly holding a fundraiser and offering Zamboni rides. Furzer said many people have expressed interest in riding on it.