On December 14, the Drumheller Fire Department celebrated the career of one of its members who has dedicated years to making the community safe. Rick Schinnour spent 37 years with the department acting as a regular member and Captain. He was active for all of those years and was recognized with the Mayor's Trophy for attending the most calls in 2023, as well as an award for attending the most practices/training sessions. He was also awarded the Governor General's Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal and First Bar. To mark the occasion he was presented his helmet representing his year of service by Deputy Chief Duane Bolin and a brass nozzle by Drumhller councillor Tom Zariski at the retirement celebration at Midland Hall. At the presentation are Fire Chief Derian Rosario, Rick Schinnour, Councillor Zariski and Deputy Chief Bolin.