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The former deputy chief of Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services died July 23 at Algoma Residential Community Hospice. He was 91.
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Bonar joined the fire department as a mechanic in October 1954.
He became apparatus officer, a position now known as assistant chief-support services, in 1976. Beach became deputy chief in 1986, continuing to serve as apparatus officer, and retired six years later. It was his job to ensure that equipment ranging from pumps and generators to rescue saws and service trucks were all in working order. He was responsible for training firefighters on equipment use.