Fire causes damage to brand new bird blind at Nature Centre
Staff at Red Deer’s Kerry Wood Nature Centre are thanking their lucky stars after a fire at the sanctuary overnight.
A week ago, Executive Director Todd Nivens and crew welcomed the first visitors to a 60 foot longer, safety-enhanced walkway and bird blind over the lake just behind the nature centre.
The project was a City of Red Deer capital item which extended the walkway to 220 feet.
Early Saturday morning, a Nature Centre interpreter was out for a walk and noticed the flames still burning about 15 centimetres high.