What's new

Well, lots going on these past few days. Levee night is right around the corner and will be the final "practice" night of the year. New recruits have received pagers and keys and a few have even managed to make it on their first call. The Santa Run is on Saturday so don't forget to show up and decorate the trucks. The new donation bags were in todays Sooke Mirror and look great. Hopefully lots of them will get filled up. The OZONE - BC Streets project is moving ahead as the District prepares to put in a display during the Olympics. Volunteers are now being accepted to man the booth during the event. Postings for 2 full time firefighter positions have been advertised for 2010 - just some of the exciting things to happen next year. (maybe even planning for a new fire station in Sunriver can begin?) Looks like Sooke will be hosting an Ironman Competition in 2011 - 2013. What an opportunity for the community and something the fire department should get behind. The live fire / fire investigation course at the old Manuel Quimper Motel has received approval by Council. Tentative dates will be April 13 - 16. The FPOABC and the IAAI (International Association of Arson Investigators) will be providing the instruction for this. There may also be another course run immediately before or after these dates that will be sponsored by the Justice Institute. Anybody having some great ideas on how we can take advantage of these or other projects, please let me know. Supporting these events certainly puts us in the public eye and any time we can take adavantage of this type of advertising is always good when looking at growing the fire department. Have a safe and happy holiday season.