Move it or Lose it!
That was the message at an emergency awareness meeting that was held on Oct. 23 at the Lone Butte community hall to address the lack of volunteers in the local fire department.
To remain a certified volunteer fire department, it must always have a minimum of 15 active responding members on its roster at all times.
Presently they are sitting right on the line and if even one of their members leaves for whatever reason, they lose their quota.
What would this mean to you if more volunteers are not signed up immediately? This means that Lone Butte could lose their fire department and all of the services that they provide. There would be none to come to your home in the case of a structure fire, a smoking hot chimney fire, or grass fire.
There would be no extra hands for medical emergencies or to come to car accidents on our sometimes treacherous winter roadways. Your home insurance would increase because you would be located out of a fire protected zone.
The ramifications of losing the department are huge, and not something any of us want to see. This is a serious call for help.
Cariboo Regional District representative Bruce Rattray, Rowena Bastien, manager of protective services and fire chief Jaret Scott laid it out clearly how urgent the need is to bring up the numbers of the department.
If you are interested in becoming part of the Lone Butte volunteer fire department in any capacity at all, be it front line fire fighting, administration duties or behind the scenes fundraising, please head down to the fire hall on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
Practices are held Thursday evenings and everyone is welcome to attend.
If you need more information, call volunteer fire chief Jaret Scott at 250-395-6665.
AGM
The Lone Butte - Horse Lake Community Association will be holding their AGM on Nov. 13, 7 p.m. at the community hall.
Everyone is encouraged to come out and be part of the group as an active or non-active member.
Membership numbers are crucial when it comes to applying for grants for community events or hall projects.
Those small town events like the Christmas dinner, or Lone Butte Rocks day don’t happen without people doing a little bit to help. For more information call this correspondent.
Fall dance
Tickets are available at the Lone Butte General Store for the Nov. 17 dance at the Lone Butte community hall. Dance to the live music of The James Gang at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7.
Refreshments will be served and safe rides home will be provided by Lone Butte Volunteer Fire Department.
Get your tickets from the store, or call Karen Schuurman at 250-644-1555.
4-H meeting
Heidi Meier has stepped up as the new leader for the Lone Butte 4-H Club and they will be having an information and sign up meeting at the community hall on Nov. 18 from 2 to 4 p.m.
4-H provides young people with an opportunity to learn how to become productive, self-assured adults who can make their community a better place to live.
Give Heidi a call at 250-395-6039 for more information.
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