Starting next year, Fraser-Fort George 911 will manage emergency calls for four regional districts in northern British Columbia: Bulkley-Nechako, Cariboo, Kitimat-Stikine, and Fraser-Fort George. This move aims to provide a more autonomous and localized 911 call answer service, create job opportunities, and offer cost savings compared to the current contract with E-Comm.
Fraser-Fort George's emergency call service is set to manage emergency calls for the Bulkley-Nechako, Cariboo and Kitimat-Stikine regional districts starting next year.
“Fraser-Fort George 911 will provide our partner regional districts with a more autonomous 911 call answer service that can respond to the needs of northern communities and residents,” said Regional District of Fraser-Fort George chair Lara Beckett in the release. “Bringing the 911 call answering service back to north central B.C. will create new job opportunities and economically benefit the region,” said Mark Parker, chair of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.
“As our 911 call answer costs continued to increase, we needed to identify a more financially sustainable option for our residents,” said Margo Wagner, chair of the Cariboo Regional District.
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