The City’s CAO praised local firefighters for their efforts in battling a blaze at Tolko Lakeview that destroyed portions of the sawmill building.
“I watched our department heroically fighting the fire inside the structure,” Milo MacDonald told city council during its regular meeting Tuesday. “They did everything they possibly could. They were hampered by a really strong north wind and it almost made it impossible, but they kept going knowing they were fighting for the economy of our town.”
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