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By Aaron Schulze

Monte Creek Firehall

Contract awarded for Monte Creek Firehall; construction to begin later this year

May 28, 2024 | 10:33 AM

MONTE CREEK, B.C. — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors has decided who will build the new Monte Creek Firehall.

West Alliance Construction Ltd. was awarded the $1,045,000 contract and will be tasked with designing and constructing the new Monte Creek Firehall at 1257 Hook Rd.

In a news release issued Tuesday (May 28), the TNRD says the property was donated by the Herman family for the purpose of building a firehall.

In a referendum held in 2022, residents in Monte Creek and area voted ‘Yes’ to establishing fire protection services. It came one year after a house fire along Hook Road took the life of one person. Volunteers with the Monte Creek Fire Department have been working in partnership with the existing Pritchard department as they wait for their hall to be constructed.

The TNRD says detailed design of the Monte Creek Firehall is planned to be completed during this summer, with construction expected to begin later in the year. Construction is expected to be completed during the summer of 2025.

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The Monte Creek Fire Protection Service Area includes 356 parcels in Electoral Areas “L” (Grasslands) and “P” (Rivers and the Peaks), covering Monte Creek, Del Oro, Lafarge, and the east end of Barnhartvale.