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Contact:
Claudia Monlouis
Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony who is the
Parliamentary Representative for Vieux Fort South, along with Minister for Home
Affairs Honourable Sarah Flood-Beaurbrun on Wednesday May 28, 2003, joined
members of the St. Lucia Fire Service, to witness the sod turning ceremony and
follow up construction of a new fire station in Vieux Fort.
The new fire station signals a new chapter in the history of the Hewannorra Fire
Station. According to Fire Chief Augustine Gaspard this unit have been at its
present location since 1974. The Chief says “the time for change has come.”
“We have occupied this building for a very, very long time, in fact from 1974
.This building was one which was the terminal building for the airport until
1972 when a new terminal building was opened. So we took over this building from
the Saint Lucia Air And Seaports Authority and we have operated from that
station for a very long time. It has since been in a very deplorable condition;
we have tried our utmost to renovate it, so as to have a level of accommodation
for our personnel in Vieux Fort but it has not really met the expectation of the
personnel.”
The proposed location of the new fire station on the Vieux Fort / Laborie
Highway is expected to provide better working conditions for service men and
women. The new fire station will be the third of four fire stations to be built
by NIPRO under a contract with the Government of St.Lucia.
“The Gros Islet and Dennery fire stations have been completed and opened. Right
now we are planning for the sod breaking ceremony for the commencement of work
on the Vieux Fort Fire Station. After that hopefully, soon we’re going to start
the Micoud fire station,” said Gaspard.
The new fire station should be ready for handing over to the town within a
year’s time.
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