Halifax's fire chief told regional council Friday there will be a noticeable impact if he has to cut close to a million dollars from his budget. "Ninety-five per cent of our budget is wages, so there's no way to take out that kind of money without affecting staffing," said Ken Stuebing. A representative of the Halifax Professional Fire Fighters Association pleaded with councillors not to take that route. If the tax rate increase is kept to 1.9 per cent, the fire department would have to cut $997,000. Halifax Regional Fire Chief Ken Stuebing says 95 per cent of the budget for firefighting services is wages.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2019 22:08 UTC