The Psalm 23 Transition Society has been given an extraordinary gift – a mid-1980’s fire truck in great condition – by the Watch Lake-North Green Lake Volunteer Fire Dept. on Sept. 22. The fire dept. president Roy Allan says the fire dept. is “very happy” to make this donation. The members of the fire dept. were inspired by their own receipt of a fire truck gifted by the City of Coquitlam a decade ago.
This mid-80’s truck is too old for the fire dept., so they considered trying to sell it. Then, the Psalm 23 people came along (through Steve Condon at 1st Touch Auto Centre) trying to buy it. The fire dept. decided they had good fortune to receive a truck 10 years ago, so why not donate it.
Everyone from the Psalm 23 board of directors and staff gives a huge appreciation for this gift from WLNGLVFD, Condon, and everyone else involved in the project.
Psalm 23 executive director Marvin Declare says his hope is by using the truck for training his students, who are rehabilitating from drug and/or alcohol abuse, it could lead to potential careers in the future.
Declare says the donation shows him the hearts of folks in the community are with them in the work they are doing at Mile 59.
Thanks to Carole Rooney of 100 Mile Free Press.
