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    Funding to support the purchase of a fire protection vehicle and fire equipment in Pasadena

    Thursday, 23 July 2026 08:38

    By Dean Clarke

    Pleaman Forsey, Minister of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands, Wednesday announced over $531,000 in funding to support the purchase of a fire protection vehicle and fire equipment.

    Pleaman Forsey, Minister of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands, Wednesday announced over $531,000 in funding to support the purchase of a fire protection vehicle and fire equipment. 
    The Provincial Government is investing:  
    $444,349 for a new fire truck for the Pasadena Fire Rescue.
    $53,878 for fire equipment for the Steady Brook-Little Rapids Regional Fire Department.
    $21,345 for fire equipment for the Bay St. George’s South Volunteer Fire Department.
    $11,513 for fire equipment for the St. George’s Fire Department.  
    Minister Forsey was joined by Hal Cormier, MHA for St. George’s-Humber; Kevin Garnier, acting fire chief for Pasadena Fire Rescue; and representatives of the Steady Brook-Little Rapids Regional Fire Department, the Bay St. George’s South Volunteer Fire Department and the St. George’s Fire Department.  

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