Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
City council updates Elections Bylaw to accomodate Bill 20 changes
An updated Elections Bylaw including changes necessitated by Bill 20 has passed first reading in city council and is expected to cost the City an additional $650,000 in the next municipal election.Bil...
Oct 16, 2024
Statistics Canada says levels of food insecurity rose in 2022
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the level of food insecurity increased in 2022 as inflation hit peak levels. In a report using data from the Canadian community health survey, the agency says 15.6 per ...
Oct 16, 2024
Energy Innovation Fair to showcase industry growth and highlights
Red Deerians interested in investing in, working in, or simply learning more about energy innovation in Alberta are invited to the Energy Innovation Fair on Saturday, October 19. Held in the Cenovus L...
Oct 15, 2024
Community builder Val Jensen inducted into LTCHS Hall of Fame
Community builder Val Jensen has been a staple in Red Deer for decades through her work in the sports community. On Tuesday morning at Lindsay Thurber High School, she received recognition for her tir...
Oct 15, 2024
Average central Alberta home price up, but Red Deer sees decrease
The average sale price of a home in central Alberta hit its highest point of the year last month at $418,830, according to the later Market Report from the Central Alberta Realtors' Association (CARA)...
Oct 15, 2024
Alberta reveals new primary care agency that will launch in the fall
The province's health care system restructuring continued on Tuesday as Health Minister Adriana LaGrange revealed Primary Care Alberta, an agency charged with ensuring all Albertans are supported in t...
Oct 15, 2024
Ministry of Health shares results of public engagement on health care refocusing
Alberta's health care system is in the midst of a restructuring journey, and as a part of that process, the Alberta government conducted public engagement activities, the results of which are now avai...
Oct 15, 2024
Canada and U.S. list Samidoun as terrorist group, U.S. adds Canadian to terror list
OTTAWA - Canada is listing the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun as a terrorist group, while the U.S. has added a Canadian citizen affiliated with the organization to its counter-terrorism list. Public S...
Oct 15, 2024
Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, smallest yearly increase since 2021
Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year.The agency said Tuesday its consumer price index for S...
Oct 15, 2024
Fundraiser Oct. 18 to benefit Red Deer's cardiac catheterization goals
A team behind the Time is Life campaign, which focuses on the need for cardiac catheterization labs in Red Deer, is hoping the community will consider attending a fundraiser and awareness building eve...
Oct 11, 2024