Deka Lake & District Volunteer Fire Department (DLDVFD) training officer Steve Colbert, left, DLDVFD deputy chief Ted Weight, Cariboo Regional District (CRD) protective services manager Rowena Bastien, CRD Area L Director Brian Coakley, and Sulphurous Lake District Volunteer Firefighters’ Association vice-president Tom Nash spoke at the amalgamation information meeting on May 16.