New BrunswickSalisbury firefighters say they appreciate their new fire station. On Saturday morning, the new building had its official ribbon-cutting ceremony. Locker space also allows department to bring in 7 more firefighters Rhythm Rathi · CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2025 4:34 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Salisbury firefighter Abby Brewer has been with the department for four years. (Victoria Walton/CBC)Salisbury firefighters say they appreciate their new fire station.On Saturday morning, the new building had its official ribbon-cutting ceremony.Abby Brewer, the only female on the team, said the old station didn’t have a women’s washroom.She’s been volunteering at the department for four years.”I have my own washroom now, which I didn’t at the old station, which is awesome,” she said.There is much more to it than that. Brewer said there is also more space for training and responding to emergencies.”When the truck would move, you’d have to lean up against your locker for the truck to move out, and lean in just to let people by you to just get into the gear racks … it was crazy,” she said. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Main Street fire station was held on Saturday morning in Salisbury. (Victoria Walton/CBC)The station cost more than $7 million to build. Other upgrades include showers, an indoor gym, kitchen/lounge area, offices, shared working spaces and a better washing machine for firefighting gear. “Oh, it feels like we’re in a mansion right now,” said Brewer.Fire Chief Bradley MacLeod said he’s happy to have an office. At the old station he used a small kitchen area for department business, he said.He said another major improvement is trucks can enter and exit from both sides of the building.”Before it was just the two bays [and] you always had to back the trucks in,” he said. “Our lockers were really close to the trucks, to create a safety nightmare.”MacLeod said the new location offers seven extra lockers. The number of firefighters was previously capped to 27 due to limited locker space at the old station, he said.Salisbury Fire Chief Bradley MacLeod says cellphone coverage in the area remains a problem. (Rhythm Rathi/CBC)Cell service still an issueMacLeod said cell coverage is still an issue for the area. He said the Wi-Fi cuts-out as soon as he leaves the building, restricting the flow of information during emergencies.”The cellphone troubles are still impacting us.” he said. New Brunswick’s Public Safety Minister Robert Gauvin attended the ceremony.Robert Gauvin is New Brunswick’s public safety minister. (Victoria Walton/CBC)He said the province has made progress on improving service, but knows more towers are needed.”We are the government, we’re not a company…. I know [it] is going to take some time, but slowly but surely we’re going to get there.”ABOUT THE AUTHORRhythm Rathi is a reporter with CBC New Brunswick in Moncton. He was born and raised in India, and attended journalism school in Ontario. Send your story tips to rhythm.rathi@cbc.ca With files from Victoria Walton
New Salisbury fire station offers lots of amenities, more safety
