LaSalle, Ont., Students, Firefighters Climb to Honour 9/11 First Responders

LaSalle, Ont., students, firefighters climb to honour 9/11 first responders

The sounds of heavy footsteps echoed through the bleachers behind St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School on Thursday morning, as students and firefighters climbed to remember.

LaSalle fire department marks 9/11 anniversary with local students

LaSalle firefighters marked the anniversary of 9/11 by climbing over 100 flights of stairs with students from St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic High School."It's a somber day. But at the same time, it's a time to honour the selfless sacrifice that those brave souls made that day," said organizer Ryan Petrozzi of the LaSalle Fire Service. "If we can share that message today with a generation that wasn't alive they can continue that story forward."…