Thursday, March 10, 2011

Firefighters Award Clarified


The town of Fort Frances says the total cost of an arbitration award for its unionized firefighters is much greater than it first reported.

The four-year agreement announced last month includes wage increases totalling 16 per cent.

The town had said it would cost $171-thousand.

It now says that figure only relates to the final year of the deal.

The total costs are now pegged at $335-thousand.