ATCO Donates to new Emergency Services Training Centre

ATCO Donates to new Emergency Services Training Centre

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

On October 28, ATCO donated $10,000 to Vegreville Fire Department for its new Emergency Services Training Centre.

ATCO representatives Jonathan Gelych and Mike Gabruck presented the cheque to Vegreville Fire Chief Chris Jardine, Fire Chief for Vegreville Fire Department and members of Vegreville Fire Department at Vegreville Emergency Services Building.

Gelych said the $10,000 wasn’t generated from fundraising and that it just came from the company of ATCO itself. “I personally feel it is important to have members of Vegreville Fire Department trained top notched and ready to go. ATCO has always been very involved in the community. So, when we have the opportunity to give back to the community in the way of a training centre, we jumped on that opportunity as this training centre will make the fire department members better than the best.”

In no particular order-ATCO Representatives-Jonathan Gelych and Mike Gabruck present a cheque of $10,000 to Chris Jardine, Fire Chief for Vegreville Fire Department and members of Vegreville Fire Department which will be used towards a new Emergency Services Training Centre.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

Jardine said ATCO has been a massive supporter of

Vegreville Fire Department for many years and this donation just adds to that support that ATCO have been providing them. “The training centre ground work has been done. Except for the Vermillion Fire Training School, it is going to be next biggest one in the area. It will be opened up to be used by neighbouring fire departments; especially the County of Minburn which we have a very good working relationship with, as well as, possibly neighbouring services in other counties too. It should be very good.”