The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the City of Calgary in many ways, but it has also led the way for new programs that have brought the community together in a time of need.
One initiative that has brought a smile to almost 9,000 faces over the last two months is the Calgary Fire Department’s drive-by birthday program.
During the pandemic closures, Calgary firefighters sought to help those in isolation celebrate their birthday by visiting residents on their special day — now the department is looking to extend the program past the pandemic. “From April 8 to May 31, we conducted 8,676 drive-by birthdays,” fire Chief Steve Dongworth said on Wednesday. “We completed our drive-by birthday program last Sunday and it was a very successful program