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Situation critical for Hawkesbury fire dispatch René Berthiaume. That trend will continue if the town does not increase its revenues, he observes. “In 2011, we had a loss of $290,000 on a budget of $450,000,” relates Berthiaume. “The goal is to reduce our por- tion of the deficit to 25 per cent.” At the same time, Hawkesbury is trying to attract new customers. In an effort to attract new contracts, Berthiaume recently promoted the service in front of the Association française des mu- nicipalities de l’Ontario.
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca HAWKESBURY | The town of Hawkesbury needs the cooperation of its neighbours to reduce the large deficit the municipal- ity incurs to operate its regional fire dis- patch service. The town is proposing to increase by eight per cent the rates it charges its mu- nicipal customers. The fee increase of 24 per cent over three years would go into effect January 1, 2013, and would permit Hawkesbury to reduce its share of the com- munications centre’s deficit. Since it was opened in 2002, the service has incurred heavy losses, notes Mayor
Stormont. At a recent meeting, Champlain Town- ship, which now pays about $26,000 for the service, agreed to the eight per cent annual hike. “The service costs Hawkesbury a for- tune,” observed Mayor Gary Barton, noting that Champlain would also be looking for a better price elsewhere. Berthiaume is confi- dent that the higher rates would not result in a loss of customers. “Every customer has the right to cancel the contract with a notice of six months,” points out Berthiaume. “Our customers can look elsewhere but there is not a place that offers the same level of ser- vice for a better price.”
Customers pay anywhere from $13,000 to $41,000 per year for the dispatch service, re- lates Fire Chief Ghislain Pigeon. Fees for the service, which is provided for 21 fire halls, are based on population, the number of fire halls and the number of calls handled. Negotiations A large factor in the town’s ability to make the centre most cost-effective will be the outcome of contract talks with the centre’s five employees.
Although it had a budget of $452,463 in 2011, actual expenses were $489,998 last year. The town provides fire department dis- patch service to The Nation, Champlain, East Hawkesbury, Casselman, Alfred-Plan- tagenet, Russell, North Glengarry, North
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