Small TNRD communities to vote on fire protection services
KAMLOOPS — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is changing its funding plan for fire protection for communities within its jurisdiction.
Referendums will be held on saturday in Loon Lake, McLure, and South Green Lake to determine whether those communities will go ahead with TNRD-administered fire protection.
Under the plan, the regional district would provide $150,000 in funding every year for fire protection in each community as it is currently. But the cost to the taxpayers would vary from residence to residence based on the assessed value of each property. The TNRD says it would also have more control over the operations of each fire department.