Open house and barbecue at the Stettler Regional Fire Department Station 3 Donalda-Red Willow hall

Written by Stu Salkeld

 

The Donalda community gathered at the Stettler Regional Fire Department Station 3 Donalda-Red Willow hall Nov. 4 for a free barbecue and open house to let every know the station is up and running again. At the podium is County of Stettler Coun. Justin Stevens with Donalda Mayor Doug Booker behind. Firefighters include from the left, Mike Mueller (hidden), Colin Foot, Karl Torkelson, Roy Fulton, Ernest Wipf, Don Coleman, Paul McKay, and Platoon Chief Ben Wiens.  Not pictured are Spencer Shwetz, Duncan Charles, Bobbi Bachman, Gary Blouin, Tessa Dubitz, George Hofer, Brian Hofer, Josh Hofer, Levi Hofer, Titus Hofer, Carl Johnston and Dan Olsen. ECA Review/S.Salkeld

 

About the author

Stu Salkeld

Stu Salkeld, who has upwards of 28 years of experience in the Alberta community newspaper industry, is now covering councils and other news in the Stettler region and has experience working in the area as well.

He has joined the ECA Review as a Local Journalism Initiative Journalist.

Stu earned his two-year diploma in print journalism from SAIT in Calgary from 1993 to ’95 and was raised in Oyen, Alta., one of the communities within the ECA Review’s coverage area.