The Fight4Life Association has brought back a yearly fundraiser that supports those working in the emergency services field.
Fight4Life – which was established in honour of firefighter Kyle Currie, who was diagnosed with PTSD and took his own life in 2018 – has released its 2025 calendars, which feature first responders posing with their beloved pets.
Mike Sears, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency captain, has been involved with peer support for about 12 years and started Fight4Life after losing his friend, Currie.
“Fight4Life started unfortunately after we lost firefighter Kyle Currie to suicide and a lot of people afterwards wanted to try to do something to help out, fill a gap that existed,” said Sears, founder and president of Fight4Life.
“After a lot of discussion, we all landed on, well, let’s start something new, something fresh, and we came up with a mission of providing …