Photo of Cypress County resident among Canadian Press Top Photos of 2018
MEDICINE HAT, AB — A photo of a girl in Cypress County whose father passed away fighting a fire in 2017 is receiving year-end attention from The Canadian Press.
A photo snapped by Fred Chartrand on September 9 shows Savannah Hargrave leaning on the National Firefighter memorial wall in Ottawa during the Canadian Firefighters Memorial Service. It was highlighted as part of The Canadian Press’ Top Photos of 2018.
Hargrave’s father James died battling the Hilda wildfire on October 17, 2017.
Chartrand is retired from the Canadian Press, but still works for the organization on a freelance basis. He has covered the Canadian Firefighters Memorial Service for a decade.