PRINCE RUPERT – New Democrat MLA for North Coast and Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness Jennifer Rice is welcoming over $86,000 in new provincial funding that will help fire departments in Haida Gwaii and Port Edward with equipment and training …
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