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Elko Fire Department on line soon
The new Elko Fire Department is shaping up and is expected to be coming on line soon.
In preparation for the start up of the Elko Fire Department, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board Nov. 6 amended its Mutual Aid Bylaw and adopted an updated Fire Department Regulation Bylaw.
The Mutual Aid Bylaw allows all RDEK fire departments to provide support to each other as required and was amended to include Elko.
The updated Regulation Bylaw combines two existing Fire Department Regulation Bylaws into one and adds in the new Elko Fire Department.
In addition, the BC Hydro payments in-lieu-of-taxes relating to the Elko Dam have were allocated by the board to the Elko Fire Protection Service. For 2015, this works out to $20,949 for the new service, which is expected to be on line within a few weeks.
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