Up to 10 thousand people are expected for the funeral today of two volunteer firefighters in Listowel.
Owen Sound Fire Chief Ed Nowak says about 60 firefighters from Grey County will be at the service — and dozens more from Bruce County.
Nowak says two busloads are headed to Listowel to show their support for the families of the killed firemen.
30 year old Ray Walter of Listowel and 56 year old Ken Rea of Atwood died as they battled a fire last Thursday at the “Dollar Stop” store in Listowel.
They were inside the building when the structure caved in.
The funerals will be held at 2 PM Thursday at the Listowel Memorial Arena.
Premier Dalton McGuinty is to join emergency responders from across the country at the funeral.
The town has organized a black ribbon campaign honouring the firefighters and routes into the community are marked with the small flags of remembrance.
There was a minute of silence in the Ontario legislature earlier in the week for the two men and flags were flown at half-mast.
