A tax credit for volunteer firefighters currently stands at $3,000. A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. /THE CANADIAN PRESSPhoto by DARRYL DYCK

Bid to boost tax break for volunteer firefighters as brigades struggle with retention

A tax credit for volunteer firefighters currently stands at $3,000, but one volunteer says 'any increase is appreciated' to help with costs such as vehicle maintenance

by · Calgary Herald

Alberta volunteer firefighter Alison Archambault calls it her “soul work.”

But that doesn’t mean some more help at tax time wouldn’t be welcome too.