Red Deer city council looks back at Mother Nature’s ‘hardball’
Red Deer City Councillor Lawrence Lee hit the nail on the head as it relates to last week’s massive windstorm that throttled Red Deer.
“Mother Nature really served us up a hardball,” he said at the start of Monday’s council meeting at City Hall.
What all of council was quick to recognize was the hard work of City staff, from administration to the Emergency Operations Centre to the crews on the ground and most importantly, the community for coming together during an emergency.
“Red Deerians rose up to the challenge of this windstorm. They helped each other neighbourly, and our city crews, our EMS, our regional partners all rose to the challenge and supported Red Deer,” Lee continued. “I think that shows what a great community we are and how come we are recognized so much for volunteerism across the province.”