Pictured left to right: County of Grande Prairie Reeve Bob Marshall and Marc Leger, Local 5108 President. Photo supplied by the County of Grande Prairie.

By Curtis Galbraith

County of Grande Prairie

New contract for County of Grande Prairie firefighters

Nov 1, 2023 | 12:00 PM

The County of Grande Prairie has a new contract with its firefighters.

The county and Local 5108 of the International Association of Fire Fighters have ratified a collective agreement that is retroactive to January 1, 2022 and runs until December 31, 2023.

It calls for a 3.9. per cent wage increase for 2022 and another 3.6 per cent hike for this year.

The deal also includes moving to 24-hour shifts on a three-year trial basis starting in May 2024.

The county has also agreed to add a full-time firefighter at the Dunes and Clairmont stations, bringing the total number of new, full-time firefighters to eight.

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“The county strives to offer fair pay and benefits that are competitive in our market while recognizing our obligation to taxpayers to manage costs in a prudent manner,” says Reeve Bob Marshall in a news release from the County of Grande Prairie.