With its Chief and Deputy Chief on abrupt leave, the Town of Greater Napanee acted quickly to replace the vacant seat with an interim chief.
It was a move that certainly raised a few eyebrows in the Town of Greater Napanee when the council approved a by-law last week that would involve the hiring of a familiar face as acting fire chief in Napanee .
“We’ve got our fire leadership that are off on leave and we needed to have a professional firefighter or a leader to lead our fire department, so we’ve been able to acquire the services of Chief Armstrong from Kingston,” said Mayor Terry Richardson.Story continues below advertisement Regardless, for at least the next six months, it will be Armstrong at the helm, and with him years of experience.From there, he made his way east to Limestone City, where he sat as fire chief for seven years before retiring here in Kingston in 2022.No more ‘bonjour-hi’? Montreal mayor calls for French only greetings
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