{"id":48406,"date":"2024-09-19T16:43:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=48406"},"modified":"2024-09-19T16:43:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:43:45","slug":"new-fire-training-facility-welcomed-by-rural-eh-fire-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=48406","title":{"rendered":"New fire training facility welcomed by rural EH fire departments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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NOEL: <\/strong>Firefighters in rural East Hants now have a state-of-the-art facility, as officials termed it, they can use to train for different firefighting scenarios right in their own backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bonus is that it\u2019s not just for those in the Hants North region, but firefighters from the Corridor can use it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facility, aptly dubbed as a field of dreams for firefighters, was officially opened on Sept. 12. Firefighters from a variety of departments in Hants North and some from the East Hants region as well, plus officials with the Municipality of East Hants and Kings Hants MP Kody Blois were on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facility, located next to the Noel & Area District Volunteer Fire Department, cost $225,000, with almost $100k of that coming from the federal government through gas tax money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the ribbon was cut, there was nothing but excitement for what this means for the fire crews in that area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ribbon is cut by MEH Warden Eleanor Roulston to officially open the new fire training facility in the Hants North area by Noel Fire. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Wayne Greene, Fire Chief with Noel Fire, said the idea that is now reality didn\u2019t happen overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was a lot of work and thought that went into it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t something that was done overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s here now. I\u2019m very proud of the facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will mean the world in training firefighters for scenarios they may\u2014and often do\u2014face in real live scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is great for the rural areas over here in Hants North, for the rural fire departments,\u201d said Greene. \u201cThis will be well-utilized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt gives us a place to train, inter-department training. It\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blois advocated to see the gas tax money the feds collect to be able to be used by municipalities, like that in East Hants, so they could put it  towards projects such as the new fire training facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to have this now open,\u201d said Blois. \u201cThe fact we were able to adjust the federal mechanism to allow federal funding to support for rural fire departments, rural communities like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese guys and gals that do the work they are salt of the earth, they respond when we\u2019re in need and bring us together as community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI can\u2019t think of a better way for the government of Canada to spend $97,000 to make sure these folks are ready to respond.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He said it shows that the program is helping to meet the need of rural Nova Scotians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MP Kody Blois talks at the official opening of the new fire training facility. Also pictured is Tyler Dauphinee with Nine Mile River Fire and chair of East Hants Fire. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Blois said it gives the men and women firefighters in Hants North and across East Hants the tools they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019 about giving them the tools to help protect us,\u201d he said. \u201cI was just pleased I was able to advocate as a rural caucus to make the adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the benefits will be for all that use the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis means more here then it does in Toronto, Ottawa, or Montreal where they don\u2019t need that type of investment,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s great that it happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKudos to the Municipality of East Hants for choosing to use the federal allotment towards this project and to have their own reserve fund to help support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a good day for those on the Hants shore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MEH Warden Eleanor Roulston. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Warden Eleanor Roulston spoke of what the facility means for rural East Hants firefighters in the Noel Shore area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think this facility adds another opportunity for rural departments to train, and take every opportunity to further their skills,\u201d Roulston told The Laker News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a win-win situation to give our volunteer firefighters a state-of-the-art facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roulston spoke of making what was a dream of Don Hughes into reality, and included a lot of work with Blois to make happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt took a great deal of time and planning,\u201d she said. \u201cWe started putting money aside as a municipality for training facilities years ago, and we lobbied to sue the gas tax to assist with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Kody\u2019s help lobbying the federal government to allow the gas tax to be used for this, it went fairly quickly. It was supported entirely by the East Hants fire departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a very good project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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