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A $16-million disaster-resistant building is being proposed to house and keep intact Greater Victoria’s public-safety infrastructure. The facility would help first-responders to continue operating with minimal interruption during a major emergency.
The board behind the region’s emergency communications system is asking its shareholders to support and help fund the plan.
The Capital Region Emergency Service Telecommunications (CREST) system’s board has already approved entering into an agreement to buy a $1.8-million plot of land in Langford and is seeking approval from its 20 shareholders, which include the region’s municipalities, emergency services and the province to go ahead with design and building…
