Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Madam Chairperson, when the basic functions were transferred to MACA, that would be a year ago last November that they came over, they did come over with some resources for budgets for salaries and wages for the staff and the positions that were transferred to us, as well as some operations and maintenance dollars that came with the functions. I think it is fair to say that in this area, there is much more that could be done if we had more resources to work with and I think that the staff in this area do work very hard to try to cover off a number of difficult program areas in the communities. It is a challenge, when there is only one assistant fire marshal in each region to try to cover off a whole range of related functions. I think we are fortunate that we do have some very well qualified and dedicated staff who do work very hard to try to meet all the commitments. Could we do more, with more resources? Absolutely. Are we stretched thin? We are stretched thin. Are we meeting the essentials of the mandate that we currently have? Yes, but it certainly is a stretch. The staff are working very hard in this area to cover off the basics. Thank you, Madam Chairperson.
Ms. Ballantyne on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 6th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 5th, 1998
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