A review of Dauphin Fire Department (DFD) operations in the search of efficiencies is underway as part of the Municipal Services Delivery Improvement Plan.

The program, which was introduced by the provincial government in 2021, provides municipalities and planning districts with financial support to complete value-for-money service delivery reviews of programs and services searching for improvement which do not raise taxes or reduce front line services.

The work is done in consultation with a third-party consultant and the three-year program is fully funded by the Province to a maximum of $120,000 per project.

The Dauphin Fire Department, with support of the City and the RM of Dauphin, applied to the program during the second intake in 2022 and was awarded funding up to $120,000. Exchange Chartered Professional Accountants LLP was assigned as the consultant to perform an organizational study and operations review of the department.

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