Jennifer Barrett

Proudly Serving: Safeway #4926, 100 Mile House, BC

Position: Grocery Clerk

Core Value: Proudly Serve Our Communities

When wildfires threatened 100 Mile House and neighbouring communities in June 2017, Jennifer and her family evacuated to Kamloops. Concerned about her co-workers, she did everything she could to stay in contact. When the town asked for access to the store in order to feed more than 300 emergency workers, Jennifer contacted her manager, who was away, and he called his boss. “He said whatever they need in those four walls, give it to them,” recalls Jennifer. Eventually Jennifer was allowed back into town to help so she made the difficult decision to bring her family so they wouldn’t be separated. “I’m driving our family back and ash and sparks are hitting our vehicle,” says an emotional Jennifer. “All these people are caravanning out and … there’s nobody on the road going in.” Jennifer and another team member worked day and night to feed emergency workers and when the danger passed, they prepared the store for their returning neighbours. “I did what I had to do.”