by Sylvain Lauwers
Nation Valley News contributor
HAWKESBURY — Embrun’s Jimmy Ivansky is not only a devoted volunteer firefighter at the beck and call of his emergency pager, he is also deeply involved in firefighter’s challenges.
“I’m participating in a dozen contests every year,” explains the 35-year-old Ivansky, adding those competitions are split between Eastern Ontario and those at the national level.
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He racked up his most recent win yesterday (Saturday, Sept. 10) at the Eastern Ontario firefighter games finale in Hawkesbury, where the local fire department held its annual “Combat Challenge” — a timed series of physical tests related to the firefighting pursuit.
It is easy to spot Ivansky in a competition: He always wears a pink bunker suit (firefighter’s protective gear). “All the money that I raise goes in a fund to help fighting breast cancer, a cause that I care for,” he explains of his fashion choice.
In Hawkesbury, he finished first overall with an individual time of 1.15 minutes, an 18-second lead on his closest rival.
He heads next to Calgary, Alta., to compete in next weekend’s “FireFit Championships.”
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