City honours employees at Annual Recognition Awards

The City of Red Deer held its annual Employee Recognition Awards Banquet Friday night and honoured more than 120 employees for their continuous years of service and special achievements.

City officials say the biggest highlight of the evening is the presentation of the Bob Stollings Memorial Award, established in 1985 and presented every year in honour of Robert E. Stollings, a loyal and dedicated employee of the City of Red Deer from 1960 to 1984. The recipient is chosen for their outstanding civic performance in alignment with The City’s Cornerstone Values of Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence.

This year’s winner is Alan Sheehan, Foreman Meters and Substations. For more than 40 years, Sheehan has dedicated his professional life to the City of Red Deer. After becoming a journeyman electrician in Ireland, he made the move to Canada and started with Electric, Light and Power in August 1977.

Sheehan retired in February after four decades with The City, establishing himself as the cornerstone for traffic signals at more than 150 intersections and also customer metering with more than 44, 000 installed.