LaSalle fire hall to be open in the new year [Video]

The new fire station in LaSalle is expected to be fully operational in January 2025.

Construction on the town’s second fire station at 2160 Front Rd. began at the end of October, on the former site of Centennial Arena near Old Front Road.

Gulf Developments is building the new $9-million facility, which will be a two-bay, 14,500-square-foot fire hall.

LaSalle Mayor Crystal Meloche says it’s almost complete.

“Just some final touches on the building right now, then fire will start moving their equipment in and being operational in early 2025, hopefully in January sometime,” she says.

In March 2020, LaSalle town council approved a three-fire-station operating model and financial plan that includes the existing headquarters station on Normandy Street., a new west station at 2160 Front Rd., and eventually an east station on Laurier Parkway in the area of Disputed Road.

Meloche says this is great for the town of Lasalle.

“We keep on growing, and we want …