Letter: Collective Agreement & Arbitration, Not Lack of Leadership, Are Stalling Fire Service Reform

A former Owen Sound councillor responds to a resident's call for fire service reform, citing a collective agreement and a six-year arbitration the city lost.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Mr. Hutton is the kind of curious, probing citizen needed in this day of municipal apathy. I always appreciated his comments on the budget when I served on council.

That said, his comments on fire costs are both naïve and wrong. Yes, we need a hybrid firefighting force, consisting of a much more affo…