Cumberland County Council voted, yesterday, to proceed with construction of two new fire stations despite a 265% increase in cost.

The committee formed to revamp Cumberland County’s fire service has revamped its own structure.

Mayor Murray Scott says the long-awaited report on Cumberland’s fire service will not sit on the shelf to gather dust.

Cumberland County’s fire services were put to the test yesterday when almost all of the fire departments in the northern part of the county were pressed into service.

The Municipality of Cumberland announced the restructuring of personnel in Protective Services. Two positions have been eliminated while two new jobs will be created under a new department.

The long-awaited construction of a new firehall in Shinimicas finally seems ready to go.

Cumberland Council has agreed to create an advisory committee to deal with issues and concerns in the fire service.

Rayliene Thompson is a woman. She is also a firefighter, a job many believe is reserved for men.

Cumberland Municipal Council continues to look at big ticket items to find taxpayer savings. Waste collection and disposal, police and fire services, and the size of council still top the list.

The Chief of the Pugwash Fire Department is sounding the alarm over funding in the fire service across Cumberland County.

Cumberland Municipal Council has been burning the midnight oil in an effort to curb spending as the municipality prepares its 2019-2020 budget. Council has been meeting every week in the arduous task of balancing expenditures with taxes.

Cumberland Municipal Council continues to slog through an arduous review of how it governs and the services it provides. It is a tough agenda with deep questions that challenge the status quo and beg serious change.