Flags in Foothills County and High River are at half-mast today (Oct 22).
The flags will be lowered from sunrise to sunset at the Foothills County and Town of High River Administration building to honour a former MLA who recently passed away.
They are honouring the late Dr. Stanley B. Cassin, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly, who passed away on October 2, 2024.
Cassin was born in 1935 and had a medical career that spanned 50 years.
During his medical career, Cassin had a family practice in Northwest Calgary, as well as being one of the inaugural staff members at the Foothills Hospital and eventually becoming the Director of the Emergency Department.
He was also the President of the Alberta College of Family Physicians and worked to develop interest in general practice careers while there was a growing need for family doctors in rural communities and was involved with the opening of the very first walk-in medical clinic in Canada.
On top of that, Cassin was an MLA for Calgary Northwest, and organized the development of Nose Hill Park in Calgary, and spearheaded the seatbelt law for Alberta.
The flags will be returned to full height tomorrow.