Nearly 4,000 Calgarians were involved – via email, phone, petition – in protecting the fire hall, St. Pierre said.

“We had roughly 879 signatures,” he said.“They’re across the street. They’re a neighbour,” said St. Pierre.

“We elect people, and we give them power to make these decisions and they have real impact on people. I look at it and I go, it requires people’s attention. It requires their involvement and requires their advocacy.”

LiveWire Calgary, November 2020