South Shuswap is investigating a new sub-regional fire suppression model for them. Sub-Regional Electoral area would be a merging of the four fire departments in Electoral Area C. It has been three years that staff has been going over the process of a regional fire service; the CSRD Board did not support a regional model. This extrapolates from that work and study to a smaller area. The question was asked if other electoral areas would be interested in going with this model. In the case of Area C, the merging of the four departments and resulting common tax rate for the four fire service areas will greatly benefit the White Lake area. White Lake has a small tax base and a high tax for fire services, much higher than the other departments. I would have to get the feel from the VFDs and see how they feel about it and then come back to the Board with my findings.
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