That document stressed that the decision had been made to repair the water bomber and return it to service, with work scheduled to begin this summer.
But that’s not the case any more.
“With respect to the damaged water bomber, there are ongoing discussions with multiple different companies,” Premier Andrew Furey told reporters Friday, at an unrelated highway-related announcement.
And according to Transportation Minister Elvis Loveless, there is no definitive time frame for a decision, at this point.
“By the end of the year we should be there in terms of who’s going to do this work,” he said.
Loveless says they are ready for fire season with the four bombers in operation now.
“We’re in a good position, we feel, as a province — as we were last year — that we can respond to fires and provide the services in this province,” the minister said.
“Now keeping in mind, we see what’s going on in Nova Scotia, it’s very concerning, and all of that is certainly in parcel of our discussions and decision-making process as well.”
The fifth water bomber has been grounded for nearly five years. In 2018, it was damaged when it struck a rock while fighting a fire on the Burin Peninsula.
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