"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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On Sep 17, 11:44 pm, "Don White" wrote:
There was a bit of controversery a while back when the local fire dept
put
out a tender and decided on a fireboat from California.
A number of local boat builders, such as Rosborough, complained about
not
buying locally.
Maybe they have a
point...........http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...rescuers-saved....

Mabey your govt needs more oversight over captains that can't drive...

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Did you miss the part where the manafacturers rep was aboard?
I imagine fingers will be pointing back & forth.


a 28' fireboat?

The navy has a couple here....... not sure why the fire dept decided they
needed one now, after 259 years without one.
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1079540.html