The fire department wants the power to require building owners to install CO alarms — or risk paying to have the work done for them.
Activate your Online Access NowA report to the committee laid out three potential options. One would be a public education and awareness campaign with no added enforcement. At the other end of the enforcement spectrum, the report noted council could choose to have the fire department issue tickets.
Cameron Choquette, chief executive officer of the Saskatchewan Landlord’s Association, said his members feel this option strikes the right balance between effective enforcement and giving business owners a chance to avoid penalties. In questions prior to the vote, Coun. Hilary Gough heard from fire department staff that the provincial rule requiring carbon monoxide detectors applies to both commercial landlords and owner-occupied homes.Article content
Calls for change began in 2019 with the deaths of two children, 12 and 13, as a result of a carbon monoxide leak at a cottage at Emma Lake.played an outsized role in creating the momentum to change the regulations.
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