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Leduc city manager Derek Prohar said in an email Saturday Chief George Clancy will leave his position at the end of March and the choice to go is his own. Clancy hasn’t been accused of sexual assault or harassment. He has been in charge of the Leduc Fire Department since 2014.
“While George Clancy has made a personal decision to step away from the City of Leduc, we do not construe it as an admission of guilt,” he said.
“After working with the City of Leduc for many years, George’s employment with the City will conclude at the end of the month. We wish him well in his future endeavours.”
Clancy has not responded to requests for comment by Postmedia.
In a statement of claim filed last month, two women firefighters alleged they experienced bullying, discrimination and physical and sexual assault in the workplace, holding them back from career advancement and leaving them with PTSD.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
“The fire department created a system and culture where the abuse of female firefighters was systemic, common, and tolerated and any attempts to report such abuse were suppressed through retaliation, harassment, and bullying,” the lawsuit says.
An Alberta Health Services report obtained by Global News found an EMS employee improperly gave Clancy access to private medical information about one of the firefighters in the lawsuit, Mindy Smith, in Jan. 2020.
Smith’s private records were allegedly accessed three more times: Dec. 24, 2020, June 9, 2021, and July 27, 2021.
In the lawsuit, Smith alleges her private information was accessed to “silence and retaliate” against her as a whistleblower.
The plaintiffs believe change is needed and won’t happen unless the City of Leduc, leadership, and others involved are held accountable, and create a safe workplace, according to an email from their legal team.
Source: EdmontonJournal
