Bolton’s new fire hall to go on north hill

April 30, 2015 · 0 Comments

By Bill Rea
Bolton is likely to have a new fire hall in the next two years.
Caledon Fire and Emergency Services recently held a series of open house sessions to offer information on the planned site.
The facility is slated to go on the north hill of the village, at the northwest corner of Queen Street (Regional Road 50) and Cross Country Boulevard, opposite Bolton Heights Road.
The fire hall is currently on Ann Street in the valley. Councillor Rob Mezzapelli had observed that’s in the flood plain of the Bolton Special Policy Area.
It was reported at the sessions that the Town and Peel Region undertook an internal investigation to look into the relocation of the station. The consultant retained for the job reviewed potential sites, considering such factors as response times, property size, resource complements (including how long it would take to assemble volunteers) and alignment with the Town’s Master fire plan.
The current hall was constructed in 1989, and was originally designed to accommodate 20 volunteer firefighters. It now has 20 full-time firefighters, 40 volunteers and 16 paramedics. As well, there have been concerns that the roads in the area are narrow and congested.
Mezzapelli said they are looking at occupying the new facility in the fall of 2016.
Deputy Fire Chief Darryl Bailey said the main questions he’s been hearing have dealt with traffic flows around the new site, and noise concerns for nearby residents.
The property is across Queen Street from baseball diamonds. As well, it’s surrounded on the west side of the street by lands belonging to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, so they are nit likely to be developed.