The Nova Scotia government is severing its funding ties with the province’s firefighters school, calling the results of a newly released audit of its safety and governance “appalling.”

Minister of Emergency Management Kim Masland says the audit revealed a lack of safety and accountability at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School.

The $300,000 money-for-value audit by consultant 21FSP was launched in June and stemmed from the death of firefighter Skyler Blackie during a training exercise in March 2019.

Blackie died after the bottom of a rusted extinguisher blew off as he recharged it with propellant during a certification exam at the non-profit training facility located in Waverley, N.S.

Masland says a steering committee for firefighter training will be established in the coming weeks to

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