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CRD eyes pay amount for volunteer fire department chiefs

Nov. 16, 2023, Cariboo Regional District, B.C. – The Cariboo Regional District is reviewing how much it pays its volunteer fire department chiefs, following a proposal from one of the directors. Area L (Deka Lake, Sheridan Lake, Roe Lake and Bridge Lake) director Eric de Vries said some fire chiefs are in charge of more than one hall. During the board meeting Thursday, Nov. 9, de Vries proposed the CRD use a formula to determine remuneration based on additional halls with the minimum of 10 members responding and to add 0.5 of the remuneration for each additional hall. 100 Mile Free Press reports. | READ MORE