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Fire protection for Crawford Bay mooted

The regional director for the East Shore of Kootenay Lake wants to look at fire protection for Crawford Bay.

Garry Jackman says it would likely mean extending the boundaries of the Riondel fire department.

But it would be determined by a feasibility study.

Previous attempts to bring fire protection to Crawford Bay were unsuccessful.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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