Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services are proud to announce that on Sept 17, the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund had its official ground breaking for the Burn Fund Centre.

The Burn Fund Centre will be located at Main Street and 23rd Ave. in Vancouver; it will provide a home for the Burn Fund Head Office, a meeting place for burn survivors and will include eight suites for burn and trauma survivors and their families.

It has been over 10 years since the project planning began and with a price tag of over $13 million it has taken some serious commitment from all of the fire fighters in British Columbia.

With a more than generous donation of $2.5 million to the Burn Fund from the Jack and Darlene Poole foundation we are within $1 million of having the project fully funded.

Construction is scheduled to begin in November of this year and the building should be completed within a year. It is a very exciting time for the Burn Fund and we would like to thank everyone and all of the local businesses that have donated directly or indirectly to such a great cause.

Lead image: Fire Fighter Locals from across B.C. join for a photo.  Cranbrook Fire Fighter and  Burn Fund Board of Director Murray Robertson is in attendance.

By Murray Robertson,

Cranbrook Fire Fighter and Local Burn Fund Rep

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