2018 Red Deer Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year honoured
Red Deer’s 2018 Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year were honoured at a gala Wednesday night hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Red Deer.
Humble and not sure whether he actually deserves the honour, Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre Board Chair Terry Loewen can now be called Citizen of the Year.
Loewen insisted there are so many volunteers working behind the scenes, some of whom are involved with too many organizations to count.
“I used to get mad because I thought government should be more involved in a lot of things, and in some cases they should be,” he admits. “But I also realise that having them out of the picture means the community has to come together and do things together. That brings camaraderie, a great community spirit and actually makes you who you are as a community.”