New Fire Hall Approved

Kenora City Council has voted unanimously to spend almost six million dollars to build a new fire hall on Barsky's Hill.

Construction is expected to begin over the next few weeks and be complete by the end of next summer.

Kenora Fire Chief Warren Brinkman says the project has been in the planning stages for almost 10 years and is releived that the city has finally given the go ahead.

Brinkman says the current fire hall on 2nd Street South has long since served its purpose.

It was built in 1912 and can no longer accomodate the larger vehicles needed to fight fires these days.