
Former District 5040 Governor, Bob Blacker visited our Club for a recent meeting to tell us about a very special Rotary Fire Trailer Project. The project found its roots as a result of the 2021 devastating wildfire that wiped out Lytton, British Columbia and impacted all the surrounding First Nation communities. Bob and his team stepped forward to address the need for locally based, designed, and manufactured firefighting equipment to serve and protect rural and remote communities. The solution was a custom designed trailer (see picture above) that is self-contained and portable as a first line of defense in these remote areas. It has proven so successful in partnership with the Siska First Nation that it has been expanded for other areas with government funding. We thank Bob for his great work and demonstrating how Rotary can make a difference anywhere. To learn more about this project click HERE to download a full history.