EDMONTON The year was 1985. The Edmonton Oilers had just won their second Stanley Cup. Brian Mulroney was prime minister and
Back to the Future was the summer blockbuster. And in a small Alberta town, 25-year-old Dale Babuik decided to join the local fire department. Fast forward to late 2020…he’s still there, but not for long. Now 60, Babuik is one of two deputy chiefs on the Devon Fire Rescue Department along with fellow firefighting veteran Don Yez. But after 35 years of volunteer experience to his credit, Babuik has decided it’s time to step away. “Part of it is physically, I know I am starting to get sore. And I could see we had the personnel coming up that are more than capable of maintaining what’s going on in this department.”