A brand-new fire truck will soon be on the way to the Town of Minnedosa.
Thanks to a $175,000 donation over the past two years from Cenovus Energy, which runs an ethanol plant in the community, the purchase of a new fire pumper will happen. $100,000 of the donation came to life because the Town entered into a fire services agreement with Cenovus Energy.
Minnedosa has also been working on a fire training centre for their department members and regional partners. Cenovus originally gave $25,000 before providing another $50,000 this year on top of the $100,000.
Jim Doppler is the chief administrative officer for the Town of Minnedosa and he was thrilled to find out about the donation.
"It allows us to not only complete our training centre but enhance it," said Doppler. "The fire services agreement also allows for some specialized training for our fire department and that's an attraction for us."
The Minnedosa Fire Department is volunteer run and Jim continues to be amazed at the work they do to protect and serve not only Minnedosa but surrounding areas.
"They are very engaged and very well trained," offered Doppler. "We have never had a shortage of volunteers so we are very well served by our fire department."
