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Lacombe on track to post budget surplus
Despite the deep financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Lacombe is trending to have a modest budget surplus in 2020.City officials say swift action by council and staff, along with bud...
Sep 01, 2020
Terry Fox Run goes virtual for 40th anniversary of Marathon of Hope
TORONTO - Organizers of the Terry Fox Run are marking this year's 40th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope with a virtual event.The Terry Fox Foundation says participants can sign up online for a mile...
Sep 01, 2020
Premier declares Sept. 1 as Alberta Day
On the 115th anniversary of Alberta officially becoming a province, Premier Jason Kenney is declaring Sept. 1 to be Alberta Day.In a statement today, Kenney says the day "to celebrate our great provin...
Sep 01, 2020
City of Lacombe unveils new website
The City of Lacombe has announced the launch of a brand new website today.According to City officials, the new website went live at 2:00 p.m. on Sept. 1.After a public consultation phase that found th...
Sep 01, 2020
COVID-19 numbers hold steady locally as provincial cases continue to rise
Alberta saw another sizeable jump in COVID-19 cases on Monday with 164 reported. That brings the total number of cases in the province to 14,066.The number of active cases in Alberta sits at 1,398, an...
Sep 01, 2020
Donations down significantly for Tools for School program
Donations for a local program that ensures every student in central Alberta has the supplies they need for school each year are still way down.That according to Barb Barber, Executive Director at Wome...
Sep 01, 2020
Red Deer on list of communities targeted for more continuing care spaces
Red Deer is among 31 communities listed as the province seeks to create more spaces for seniors and vulnerable people in Alberta.Alberta Health Services is seeking expressions of interest from existin...
Sep 01, 2020
Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly, as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. Tuesday's repo...
Sep 01, 2020
Peavey Industries converting its Ontario stores to single brand
Red Deer-based Peavey Industries LP has announced the repositioning of its two flagship retail banners into one, with the conversion of TSC Stores, located solely in Ontario, into Peavey Mart stores.C...
Sep 01, 2020
Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82
VANCOUVER - Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at the age of 82. Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman says as a judicial leader, Finch was strong, steady a...
Sep 01, 2020