Thursday, December 9, 2010

Council agrees to meet over Fire Hall Artifacts

Kenora City Council says its willing to sit down with Heritage Kenora and fire chief Warren Brinkman to talk about moving a couple of items from the old fire hall on Second Street South up to the new fire hall on Barsky's Hill.

Currently the call box and the fire bell in the old fire hall are designated as two heritage
artifacts and can't be removed.

In order to remove them, council would have to amend the current designation by-law.

Council says its wants to listen to both sides of the story and before deciding what to do with the
artifacts.

Brinkman says they want the call box and bell because they sentimental value for the
fire fighters.