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More support for volunteer fire departments

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Volunteer fire departments, ground search and rescue organizations, and First Nations fire departments will get help to address the impacts of rising operational costs.

The province is investing almost $3.5 million to provide one-time grants to more than 340 organizations.

Each group will receive $10,000.

Grant recipients can determine how they will use the grant to best meet the needs of the organization, its volunteers or the wider community.

This could include upgrades to equipment or facilities, support for training, smoke alarm campaigns, fire prevention education or honorariums to assist firefighters with increased costs.

Groups will receive the funding in March.

Organizations do not have to apply for the grant. Funds will go directly to the organizations.

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