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Armour Township Reeve Bob MacPhail believes closing the Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst is a big mistake that will cost municipalities a lot more money to train their firefighters.
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The Ministry of the Solicitor General announced the college’s closure in mid January, planning to replace the facility with 20 regional training centres.
The college, which has trained many thousands of firefighters over the decades, is to close March 31.
Following last month’s announcement, the Township of Augusta, near Brockville, passed a resolution calling on the province to reverse the decision and Ontario municipal councils to support its resolution.