The Manitoba government said it is looking at sprinkler retrofits in personal care homes if further improvements need to be made in hospitals, personal care homes and other facilities. The province also said it is dedicating up to $7 million annually for sprinkler and fire safety upgrades in health-care facilities.
Recent Articles
- Yellowknife to Fort McMurray: lessons from the frontlines of Canada’s worst wildfires.
- Volunteer firefighters see doubling in tax credit.
- Oro-Medonte fire chief smokes out several ways to boost revenue.
- Ahead of likely ‘ferocious’ wildfire season, fire chiefs lament drop in volunteers.
- Vancouver firefighters get $2.8M from city to procure gear free of cancer-causing chemicals.