The Prince George Regional Highway Rescue department has been given $115,000 by the Provincial Government.
The money comes in the form of a community gaming grant.
Department Chief Keith Laboucan says they already know how they’ll be spending the money.
“It’s going to go toward equipment. Rescue equipment is very, very expensive and operational cost, of course, kind of eats up your budget real quick,” he says.
Laboucan says the operation relives heavily on grants to keep its doors open, and that can be sterssful.
“We theoretically apply for 100,000 sometimes, we get 40,000 and then we have to redo our budget obviously because we’re hoping for a certain amount and we get a lesser amount.”
Laboucan says money isn’t the only form of support they could use. Volunteers are always welcome, in the office as well as on the road.
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