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How did mangled crosses trigger a revival of interest in care for people with disabilities?

The group, which is made up of retired first responders and service people, came to the province more than a month ago to help residents recover items from homes that burned. The CBC's Amy Smith's spoke with Steve MacBeth, chief operating officer of Team Rubicon.

Nurses who worked at the Jane Walker learning difficulties hospital in Nayland in Suffolk want to create a memorial to residents who died there.

Nurses who worked at the Jane Walker learning difficulties hospital in Nayland in Suffolk want to create a memorial to residents who died there.

Some Haligonians who lost their homes in the wildfires are retrieving a few precious mementos, thanks to the work and guidance of a charitable organization that specializes in sifting through the ashes of burned out properties.

On the well-worn Peggy’s Cove Road, there’s something new at the aging legion: a field headquarters for a unique organization, now lending a hand after the Tantallon wildfire.

The team has been surveying the land and setting up its command centre this week as it prepares to welcome volunteers from across Canada on Friday.