Today it was a pleasure to be part of the official openings of the two Fire Halls and Emergency Operations Facility in Georgetown. Besides members of council on hand there were other dignitaries in Ted Arnott M.P.P. for Wellington Halton Hills, Regional Chair Gary Carr as well as Olaf Lamerz representing the Ontario Fire Marshall's Office.
These two fire halls are an example of how important partnerships between the Town of Halton Hills, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Region of Halton really are. The financial support from all levels of government enabled these two facilities to become a reality for our community.
It was a great day for Councillor Moya Johnson, chair of Fire Services and Fire Chief Brent Marshall and all members of council for the responsibility of overseeing the efficiency and effectiveness of these two facilities.
The first official opening took place the Fire Station headquarters,a dedicated fire facility in our planned growth area that will provide fire protection and prevention services for the greater Halton Hills community. It also holds the keys to our rich heritage of fire service dating back to the 1800's. There is a community Heritage room depicting much of Georgetown's rich history in fire protection. Georgetown's longest serving Firefighter Jimmy Valentine was honoured by naming the lane behind the Maple Ave. station " Valentine Lane. " Good for Jimmy. He is 97 years young.
The second facility on Maple Ave. is joint facility that replaces two facilities that had exceeded their life expectancy. This is a joint facility with ambulance and fire. All facilities are state of the art. They are heated and cooled by geothermal thus reducing fossil fuels.
All in all it was a great day to part of the opening ceremonies of these two impressive facilities. We are very proud of our firefighters. It is important we give them the tools they need to protect our community.
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