Council sounds bell over potential cost of volunteer firefighters

A story in this newspaper about ballooning municipal costs under a proposed provincial law is prompting council to light a fire under Queen’s Park.
Coun. Diane Deans, chair of the community and protective services committee, noted on Wednesday the “significant impacts” to the city if it’s forced to pay volunteer firefighters for a minimum of three hours when they’re on call.
Volunteer firefighters would also need to make the same pay as full-time firefighters under