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Situation critical for Hawkesbury fire dispatch René Berthiau m e. 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 Berthiau m e. “The goal is to reduce our por- tion of the deficit to 25 per cent.” At the sa m e ti m e, Hawkesbur y is tr y ing to attract new custo m ers. In an effort to attract new contracts, Berthiau m e recentl y pro m oted the service in front of the Association française des m u- nicipalities de l’Ontario.
Richard. m ahoney@eap.on.ca HAWKESBURY | The town of Hawkesbury needs the cooperation of its neighbours to reduce the large deficit the m unicipal- ity incurs to operate its regional fire dis- patch service. The town is proposing to increase b y eight per cent the rates it charges its m u- nicipal custo m ers. The fee increase of 24 per cent over three y ears would go into effect Januar y 1, 2013, and would per m it Hawkesbur y to reduce its share of the co m - m unications centre’s deficit. Since it was opened in 2002, the service has incurred heav y losses, notes Ma y or
Stor m ont. At a recent m eeting, Cha m plain Town- ship, which now pa y s about $26,000 for the service, agreed to the eight per cent annual hike. “The service costs Hawkesbur y a for- tune,” observed Ma y or Gar y Barton, noting that Cha m plain would also be looking for a better price elsewhere. Berthiau m e is confi- dent that the higher rates would not result in a loss of custo m ers. “Ever y custo m er has the right to cancel the contract with a notice of six m onths,” points out Berthiau m e. “Our custo m ers can look elsewhere but there is not a place that offers the sa m e level of ser- vice for a better price.”
Custo m ers pa y an y where fro m $13,000 to $41,000 per y ear 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 nu m ber of fire halls and the nu m ber of calls handled. Negotiations A large factor in the town’s abilit y to m ake the centre m ost cost-effective will be the outco m e of contract talks with the centre’s five e m plo y ees.
Although it had a budget of $452,463 in 2011, actual expenses were $489,998 last y ear. The town provides fire depart m ent dis- patch service to The Nation, Cha m plain, East Hawkesbur y , Cassel m an, Alfred-Plan- tagenet, Russell, North Glengarr y , North
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