Loan forgiveness for training centre will wait

City councillors are not ready to write off a loan of 572 thousand dollars for the brand new Emergency Training Centre on Hammond Avenue. Board Vice Chair Mary Long-Irwin made the request saying that phase two of the project, the indoor shooting range, might have a difficult time in getting funding should the request be turned down. Councillors however decided to go with a recommendation by administration to wait for a report to be presented on the first full year of operations in February of next year. It's hoped by that time, they can see if the facility is making money which can then be used to pay back the loan. In a separate decision councillors voted to release 150 thousand dollars for the shooting range