First responders salute hospital workers, young boy with special parades
Red Deer’s first responders are making it loud and clear to the local community that when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis, they’re all in it together.
This spirit of unity was on full display Tuesday night as a group of 30 vehicles driven by Red Deer RCMP members, Red Deer Emergency Services personnel and other local first responders paraded around Red Deer Regional Hospital to thank and honour healthcare workers for all they are doing during the pandemic.
“We gave the hospital notice that we were going to do this, which was great, because then they allowed their staff to go to windows at the hospital, and of course, at the main entrances both for general admission, as well as for the emergency units, we were greeted by several staff members who could come out and see us saying ‘thank you’ to them for the tremendous work that they are all doing,” says Red Deer Fire Chief Ken McMullen. “Not only the frontline healthcare workers, but all of the employees within the hospitals to make those facilities work.”