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Lloydminster firefighter honoured for 2021 house fire rescue CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
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Jim Taylor reflects on his time on city council.
The City of Lloydminster has presented Leonard Minish with the Governor General’s Commendation for Bravery for his quick and courageous actions during a 2021 fire.
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He recognized the danger of the situation and proceeded without hesitation for his own safety to enter through the front door of the home and provide a courageous rescue of the two occupants and their pets. - Fire Chief Bill Heesing
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Kim Capiral shares his story of a life behind the camera.
U17 AAA Lancers in the spotlight
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Lloydminster hosts provincial showcase at Servus Sports Centre.
Lloydminster Fire Rescue attended the Dec. 8 Governance and Priorities committee meeting at city hall to acknowledge the award. The incident in question took place on the morning of Feb. 21, 2021, when a significant residential structure fire broke out in Lloyd. “I was sleeping. The pager went off at quarter to 6 a.m.,” said Minish, a firefighter with Lloydminster Fire Rescue. “It sounded like it was my address, so I ran downstairs to see if my house was on fire. When I was downstairs, I noticed a
Mayor Gerald Aalbers (left) presents the Governor General’s Commendation for Bravery Award to firefighter Leonard Minish. Christian Apostolovski Meridian Source glow in the cul-de-sac. “I put on shoes, jacket and ran outside and met my neighbour to the west on the driveway. The house that was on fire was two houses down on the east.” When he spoke to the neighbour, he told him the occupants were in the backyard. Minish, not seeing any tracks, ran toward the house and entered it. “While I was running by the garage, the window exploded,” explained Minish. “I
yelled out the homeowner’s names, they replied and I told them they had to leave the house.” He was informed when he entered the house that the homeowners couldn’t find their dog. “I started crawling on my hands and knees because (of) low visibility, full of smoke. I was calling for the dog’s name and while searching around, I found a dog,” he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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Colleen Young
MLA for Lloydminster Constituency