Municipal fire services in northwestern Ontario receive provincial funding

Several northwestern Ontario municipal fire services have received additional funding from the provincial government.

Most are receiving Fire Prevention grants to help them expand cancer prevention initiatives and enhance emergency response to incidents involving lithium-ion batteries.

Funding ranges from $16,000 to $35,000 for most communities.

Oliver-Paipoonge and Thunder Bay are getting higher amounts.

The province announced earlier this year that it was doubling the amount of money available from $10 million to $20 million.

Here is a list of some of the communities in northwestern Ontario receiving grant money.

Recipient:

Amount:

Alberton – $19,626
Armstrong – $19,626
Atikokan – $19,626
Chapple – $32,000
Conmee – $19,626
Dryden – $34,517
Ear Falls – $19,626
Emo – $19,626
Fort Frances – $19,626
Gillies – $16,000
Hudson – $19,626
Ignace – $17,372
Kenora – $52,821
La Vallee – $16,000
Machin – $13,300
Morley – $30,000
Neebing – $79,719
Nipigon – $19,626
O’Connor – $19,626
Oliver Paipoonge – $102,613
Pickle Lake – $19,626
Rainy River – $48,000
Red Lake – $69,418
Red Rock – $19,626
Shuniah – $52,821
Sioux Lookout – $16,000
Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls – $33,114
Thunder Bay – $135,808