Renovations planned for Centreville and Glassville departments
Two fire halls in the District of Carleton North (DCN) will be getting significant upgrades. The DCN council has submitted applications to the capital borrowing board for improvements and expansions of the Centreville and Glassville fire departments.
The proposed projects are extensive. For Centreville, the plans include adding a third bay, a meeting and training room, and a water cistern. The meeting and training room will also be used as an EMO command centre for the western portion of the district. In Glassville, the department will also receive an extra bay and a storage room. Both fire halls will also receive minor but necessary internal upgrades and renovations.
Centreville Fire Chief Ritchie Shaw said his department is eager for the upgrades.
“We currently have no training area, except for our small kitchen area,” he said, adding that it would be nice to have a dedicated space where they can meet their yearly training requirements. Shaw also said that having their own water source from the proposed 40,000-gallon cistern will be especially helpful, noting that it can be difficult to access water at times.
District of Carleton North Mayor Andrew Harvey said maintaining and upgrading infrastructure is essential to the district and noted that the municipal government has to keep departments updated with modern facilities and equipment. The district has not set a start date for the work to begin.
“It depends on funds being approved,” said Harvey, who was optimistic.
“We’re confident it will be approved [this spring], and as soon as it is, we will go to tender. Our goal is for the renovations to be finished by the end of this year.”
