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Majority of Victoria volunteer firefighters resign amid ongoing spat with municipal council

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Posted this 2025-06-24 6:16 PM NDT

Former fire chief, mayor exchange verbal jabs in front of firehall and residents

CBC NewsAlex Kennedy

Justin Parsons, centre, and other members of the Victoria Volunteer Fire Department walked off the job on Tuesday. (Mark Cumby/CBC)

A rural Newfoundland volunteer fire chief has walked off the job, along with over 80 per cent of his crew, after a spat with the Victoria, N.L. municipal council in Conception Bay North.

Fire Chief Justin Parsons, along with 20 of the 24 firefighters, resigned on Tuesday in front of a large crowd of concerned residents, who shouted their frustrations at Mayor Barry D…

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