Municipal Affairs
December 31, 2015

Supporting Public Safety

RNC Corner Brook Detachment Will Continue to Provide Call Relay Services

The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister Responsible for Fire and Emergency Services-Newfoundland and Labrador, announced today that the RNC Corner Brook Detachment will continue call relay and verification services for the volunteer fire departments in the City of Corner Brook and the Bay of Islands region.

"In my mandate letter from Premier Ball, I was asked to ensure that the NL 911 Bureau implements a multi-agency emergency notification approach for 911 calls province-wide. Having the RNC Corner Brook Detachment continue to provide this service will ensure the multi-agency emergency notification approach is implemented and working for the Corner Brook and Bay of Islands region."
- The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister Responsible for Fire and Emergency Services-Newfoundland and Labrador

The RNC Corner Brook Detachment will continue call relay and verification services for the volunteer fire departments in Corner Brook and Bay of Islands region until the multi-agency emergency notification approach is fully implemented and it can be determined that it is meeting the needs of those fire departments.

The service will continue to be provided to the following:

Cox's Cove Volunteer Fire Department;

Gillams Volunteer Fire Department;

Hughes Brook-Irishtown-Summerside (H.I.S.) Regional Volunteer Fire Department;

Massey Drive Volunteer Fire Department;

McIver's Volunteer Fire Department;

Meadows Volunteer Fire Department;

Mount Moriah Volunteer Fire Department;

Pasadena Volunteer Fire Rescue;

Steady Brook-Little Rapids Regional Volunteer Fire Department;

South Shore Volunteer Fire Department (Humber Arm South); and

York Harbour-Lark Harbour Regional Volunteer Fire Department.

In November 2014, the Provincial Government announced that fire departments in communities in the Corner Brook and Bay of Islands region would continue to have the option of receiving 911 fire call relay and verification services from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) until January 1, 2016.

QUICK FACTS

• Minister Joyce announced today that the RNC Corner Brook Detachment will to continue call relay and verification services for the volunteer fire departments in Corner Brook and Bay of Islands region.
• This extension with the RNC Corner Brook Detachment is the first step in providing the opportunity to implement the multi-agency emergency notification approach for the Corner Brook and Bay of Islands region.
• In November 2014, the Provincial Government announced that fire departments in communities in the Corner Brook and Bay of Islands region would continue to have the option of receiving 911 fire call relay and verification services from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) until January 1, 2016

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Media contact:

Ryan Crocker Media Relations Manager Fire and Emergency Services-Newfoundland and Labrado 709-729-0857, 690-1810 ryancrocker@gov.nl.ca

2015 12 31                              2:40 p.m.