N.L. NDP leader calls for establishment of provincewide 911 system

Published Friday May 9th, 2008

THE CANADIAN PRESS

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The NDP leader in Newfoundland and Labrador wants to see a plan in place and a deadline set for provincewide 911 service.

Lorraine Michael has presented a petition to the House of Assembly calling on the government to establish such a system. Michael says she wonders just how much of a priority the issue is for government, because the decision-making process is not very complex.

"Goodness gracious - planning is planning," says Michael. "I do believe that if you sit down and figure (it) out, there are five steps that have to be done. You don't have to say, 'Step 1 first, Step 2 second.' You put money into this and you make it happen.

"Well, I don't remember seeing money in the budget for this, so how much priority does it have?"

Government committed funds in the recent budget to bring in a 911 system in Labrador West, but Michael says that's not good enough.

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