The director of Fire and Emergency Services, Michael Seth, confirmed to CTV News on Wednesday of his resignation, but would not go into detail about the decision.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality's mayor and chief administrative officer plan to go over the municipality's respectful workplace policy with senior members of the fire department after they walked out of a committee meeting with some councillors this week.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality's fire chief and three employees left a committee meeting after a councillor questioned the contents of a staff report about efforts to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters.
The union that represents firefighters in Cape Breton Regional Municipality is raising concerns about what it says are toxic and carcinogenic chemicals found in their gear and in a foam used during gasoline spills, such as the major one last summer in Sydney, N.S.