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B.C. municipality calls on province to help fund 911 services

Pitt Meadows puts resolution to UBCM calling for provincial action, money
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The City of Pitt Meadows is putting out a call to rescue the ailing 911 emergency dispatch system in the province.

Coun. Nicole MacDonald, who is running for mayor of the city in the Oct. 15 election, and is a former first responder with the Vancouver Police Department, said the provincial government needs to get involved in both funding 911, and making sure the system is functioning well.

“It’s

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Neil Corbett

About the Author: Neil Corbett

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past decade with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
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