The firefighter and paramedic got up and offered her resignation from the Leduc Fire Department over allegations of harassment that she and at least two other female firefighters had made public. “I thought, if I stood up and talked about what was happening around me, people would listen. “There will be a substantial change,” Wright told city councilors. She said that during her time with the service, she brought her allegations of sexual misconduct to superiors. He said that these complaints were not made. “[I thought] If HR, the director of security services, the director of the city knew what was going on, they would do something. They will intervene as it goes against the mission, vision and values ​​of the city of Leduc. “I faced interrogation, not support.” The story goes on under the ad Wright’s resignation comes weeks after the resignation of Leduc fire chief George Clancy. Earlier, two female firefighters were charged in the town of Leduc with similar charges of harassment, intimidation, discrimination and abuse. The lawsuit does not name the individuals who allegedly committed the harassment, intimidation or abuse. The allegations made in the lawsuit by Wright have not been substantiated in court and the city of Leduc has not filed a defense. 1:39 Leduc fire chief resigns after sexual harassment, intimidation lawsuit filed against city Leduc fire chief resigns after sexual harassment, intimidation lawsuit filed against city – March 18, 2022 At the end of her emotional speech, which lasted 11 minutes, Wright kept the signal of the first answer. “When I received this signal, I was full of pride. “Now when I look at it, all it’s is a symbol of my trauma and a symbol of an unsafe workplace.” The story goes on under the ad Wright left that mark on City Council on Monday. “I hope you use it as a reminder of your responsibility to the public and the staff of Leduc.” On Tuesday, Wright told Global News that her speech and resignation led to the best sleep she has had in recent years. “It was amazing to say that to these people and then leave.”

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While the firefighters say that they made complaints to t Smith told Global News that she never knew the heirs’ superiors at the time. “One of the words I use is that I’m shocked.” In 2021, the Leduc city administration commissioned a third-party report on the allegations. This was delivered in its entirety to the city in January, but has not yet been made available to the city council. “This is not the city I thought I was working for.” Smith believes the taxpayer-funded report should go to the city council, as it contains recommendations for improving Leduc Fire Services and avoiding such complaints ever. The story goes on under the ad He said while the city staff is incredible and the city is well served, there needs to be more transparency. Smith called the women who appeared “heroes” and called on the city to act on the recommendations and apologize publicly. “The staff is watching. And they are waiting to see what will happen. “ In an open letter to the local newspaper, Dave MacKenzie, another former City of Leduc councilor, echoed Smith’s thoughts. The letter received by Global News prior to the distribution states: “If sexual misconduct or abuse can even have the potential to occur in such a trusted organization, it can clearly happen anywhere.” MacKenzie urged all organizations to re-examine their own policies, procedures and natural environment to eliminate any possibility of abuse. 3:19 Behind the gates of the bay: Leduc firefighters sued for harassment, attack Behind the gates of the bay: Leduc firefighters sued for harassment, attack – March 9, 2022

The Council orders a new review

“This is not an easy time for us,” Leduc Mayor Bob Young told Global News. The story goes on under the ad Young said he was shocked and saddened by Wright’s resignation on Monday. He also acknowledged that the city needed to work on being more transparent about the situation, but said there was only so much that he and the city could reveal. “Employee privacy legislation, and when it goes to court, it really makes it difficult for us to comment on anything,” Yang explained. Nearos admitted that the city council has not received the third party report, but said that the administration has informed the council several times about the situation. He said he would not push for release as he focused on past incidents. “I do not think the report is important for the city council. I think at the end of the day, I want to; we have to do better. “ Instead, he said he was committed to making the city a safe place to work. In an email to Global News, a spokesman wrote that “disciplinary action has been taken to balance the appropriate punishment against the level of misconduct”. It was not immediately clear what action was taken. Two members left the service last week, but the city will not say whether they were fired or resigned. The story goes on under the ad The city also said it has ordered a new review. “An outside company has been secured to conduct a top-down culture review of the organization and to create an action plan to ensure a holistic culture change,” the spokesman wrote. Asked how this review would differ from an unpublished report, the spokesman said the report was going to address specific allegations, and the new review would look at the organization as a whole. “You will see that our administration will make some recommendations and we will announce the steps we are taking,” Mayor Young explained. He did not say whether the recommendations from the third party report would be implemented. Wright wants the third party report to be made public and the recommendations implemented. “It simply came to our notice then. “And to take responsibility for what happened and apologize,” he said. © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.