More sprinklers and fire prevention coming to care homes in Manitoba - Winnipeg
1. More sprinklers and fire prevention coming to care homes in
Manitoba - Winnipeg
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2. Manitoba is spending millions to upgrade sprinkler systems in Manitoba hospitals and personal care
homes after a fatal fire in L'lsle Verte, Quebec.
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WINNIPEG - Manitoba is spending millions of dollars to upgrade sprinkler systems in Manitoba
hospitals and personal care homes after a fatal fire in L'lsle Verte, Quebec.
"After the tragic fire last year, our government took immediate action by appointing the Fire Safety
Task Force," said Labour and Immigration Minister Erna Braun.
32 people were killed in the Quebec care home fire in January, 2014.
The Manitoba report released Tuesday outlined six recommendations that have to be completed by
2025.
3. They include installing sprinkler systems in new care facilities, installing sprinklers in existing
facilities, more training for staff in fire prevention, more fire inspections, increasing public
awareness adding resources to the Office of the Fire Commissioner.
It'll cost $125 million to complete all the recommendations, but the province has only committed to
spending $70 million; there's no word where the additional $55 million will come from.
"Hospitals and personal care homes should be a safe place for Manitobans," said Minister Sharon
Blady.
On January 23, 2014, a major fire destroyed the Résidence du Havre, a home for the elderly, killing
thirty-two residents.
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