Freeport Opens New Firehall

Firehall opens doors in Freeport


Mon. May 24 - 4:53 AM
Residents of Freeport celebrated the Victoria Day weekend with the grand opening of the Digby County community’s new firehall.

Freeport, on Long Island off the tip of Digby Neck, now boasts a 6,000-square-foot hall with an accessible community room and kitchen able to serve up to 161 people.

The facility will also serve as the local Emergency Management Office and an emergency gathering place for the nearby school and seniors complex, a federal government release states.

Ottawa contributed $240,000 to the project through its community adjustment fund, part of its economic stimulus plan.

"This new firehall is the result of a vision and many hours of hard work by the firemen of this department," Freeport Fire Chief Gerald Moore said in the release.

"It was also made possible with the support of the local communities and grants from both the provincial and federal governments."