Emergency Contact List
Municipal Emergency Services Coordination: 902-258-5048
In an emergency, call 9-1-1
Fire chiefs
Lake Ainslie Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Michael Gillis (902) 756-2790
Port Hastings Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: James Cavanagh (902) 625-2048
Margaree Forks Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Robert MacLeod (902) 248-2115
West Bay Road Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Daniel Shaw (902) 345-2235 Cell (902) 623-2469
Port Hood Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Donald Francis Beaton (902) 787-2845
Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Justin Usher 902 574-7504
Mabou Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Lloyd Campbell (902) 945-2957
North East Margaree Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Shawn Burchell (902) 248-2589
Judique Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Archie MacDonald (902) 787-3401
Chéticamp Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Wayne Chiasson 902-224-0031
Blues Mills Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Carl Ferguson (902) 756-2195
Inverness Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Michael MacIsaac (902) 258-3699
LeMoine Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Alfred Aucoin (902) 224-3529 (H) 224-0044 (cell)
Pleasant Bay Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Murray Pattingale (902) 224-1239
Whycocomagh Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: Shawn Harrison (902) 945-2677
Waycobah Volunteer Fire Department
Chief: John William Cremo (902) 623-1850
Inverness County RCMP Detachments
Chéticamp Office
902-224-2050
Toll Free 1-800-440-1323
Inverness Office
902-258-2213
Toll Free 1-800-440-1323
Waycobah Office
902-756-3371
Toll Free 1-800-440-1323
Port Hawkesbury Office
902-625-2220
Toll Free 1-800-400-1323
Other Important Numbers
Emergency Measures Organization
(Dispatches local coordinator – 24 hrs/day)
1-902-258-5048
Environmental Emergencies (24 hrs/day)
1-800-565-1633
Aircraft & Marine Distress (24 hrs/day)
1-800-565-1582
Poison Control (24 hrs/day)
1-800-565-8161
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