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Estate funds
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Kincardine Council |
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Funds bequeathed through the Harold Smith Estate have been transferred to the 2009 fire department operating budget to be used for several purchases at the Tiverton Fire Station. Kincardine council approved the transfer at its meeting Oct. 7. A total of $20,382 remains in the bequeath and will go toward such things as an electric stove, $2,000; fridge, $1,300; barbecue, $400-$800; fish fryer; microwave, $400; pancake griddles, $70 each; crock pots, $60 each; utensils; pop-up canopy, $400; projector; surround or speaker system; DVD player/recorder; flat screen TV; laptop, $1,200; IFSTA DVDs/manuals, $4,000; fireproof safe; GPS unit for first response vehicle, $2,000; meeting room tables and chairs; soda pumper display building, and Rhino ATV. The funds will also go toward a main plaque, listing all past and present firefighters, and an annual firefighters award, as well as a firefighter relief fund, bursary award to local students enrolled in fire college, and a junior firefighter program.
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In other fire department news, council has authorized the transfer of funds up to a maximum of $25,000 from the fire services grant reserve fund, and an exemption from the tendering process, to permit the purchase of heavy hydraulic rescue equipment from A.J. Stone Company of Toronto. Fire chief Jamie MacKinnon explained that a Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) application was made last year for the 2009 JEPP fiscal year to purchase this extrication equipment for the Tiverton Fire Station. Because JEPP funding does not coincide with the municipal budget year, projects of this nature are difficult to plan for, he said. The municipality was successful in receiving 50-per-cent funding for this equipment, with the matching funds coming from the fire services grant reserve fund. In 2006, the Kincardine Fire Station purchased the
same extrication equipment from A.J. Stone Company which is why
MacKinnon wants to buy the same for the Tiverton station. "I wish to
keep both stations equipped with the same tools so training and
operations remain consistent, standardized and interchangeable," he
said. "A.J. Stone Company has very competitive pricing for this
equipment and was the lowest bid in the 2006 tendering process."
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