BayToday Picture Play Gallery: Fire House Fright

It may have been a cold, wet, and windy night, the type that would send many folks running for the hills, but the weather didn’t prevent thousands of families from standing in line to tour the haunted house at Fire Station #1 on Princess Street.

Hampered by the thefts and worried about pumpkin and candy supplies, Chris Cuthbertson admits he was truly worried this year the event would not come together, but he credits the community for coming to his rescue in the eleventh hour and making the night was a huge success.

“Like I said earlier thanks to the media the people of North Bay heard our cries for help and responded in a generous way.”

“We have enough for the kids tonight, the bins are filled and even still people and coming in with candy.”

“In fact some ladies from the Golden Age Centre came in to drop off candy and they were all dressed up in costumes … it was great,” he says.

Cuthbertson was quick to thank his coworkers, committed volunteers and family for their commitment and notes that without their support the event would not have been the success it was.

For the sixth year in a row students from Widdifield Secondary School jumped on board to help set up and of course lend their theatrical talents in the haunted house.

Visual Arts Teacher Chris Walking reminded BayToday that his students all volunteered their time for the project and worked after school and in their spare time to develop themes and build the sets.

Cuthbertson says he looks forward to what next year holds.