Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Strong possibility of Northern Lights returning to Alberta Friday
People in many parts of Canada got to experience a powerful Aurora Borealis display on Thursday, October 10, and they might get another chance on Friday.The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin...
Oct 11, 2024
Putting a face to the Bank of Canada; deputy governor visits Red Deer
The Bank of Canada is on a mission to understand regional perspectives on what Canadians are facing economically.So says Toni Gravelle, a deputy governor with the Bank of Canada who has been in Red De...
Oct 11, 2024
Economy adds 47,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate falls to 6.5 per cent
The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent.Statistics Canada says youth and women aged 25 to 54 drove employment ...
Oct 11, 2024
Alberta will approve doctor pay deal after wrapping up other negotiations, premier says
Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday her government will sign off on a new funding structure for family doctors after it concludes several outstanding union negotiations, marking another delay for a p...
Oct 10, 2024
Blackfalds residents share thoughts on 2025 budget
As part of its process for Budget 2025, the Town of Blackfalds has received for information the results of a citizen survey on service satisfaction and budget priorities.In the October 8 regular meeti...
Oct 10, 2024
Hospital construction prompts parking and traffic flow changes
Patients and visitors of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) should expect to see changes to traffic flow and parking options at the facility as work continues on the parkade, and hospital e...
Oct 10, 2024
Red Deer District Chamber warns of fraudulent email targeting members
Officials with the Red Deer District Chamber say it has come to their attention that some of their valued members have received fraudulent emails offering the Red Deer District Chamber membership list...
Oct 10, 2024
Sylvan Lake continues to swim towards invasive goldfish eradication
After securing a small amount of liquid Rotenone from a municipality in Nova Scotia, the Town of Sylvan Lake was able to to administer a first round of treatment to eliminate invasive goldfish residin...
Oct 10, 2024
What people and organizations are saying about World Mental Health Day 2024
Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day, and thoughts are being shared from around the political sphere.Provincially, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, Dan Williams, reminds Albertans they are not a...
Oct 10, 2024
Premier Smith says new Alberta family doctor pay structure will be revealed in 'weeks'
Premier Danielle Smith says a new pay structure for Alberta family doctors that physicians say they've been waiting on her health minister to approve will be revealed "in the coming weeks."Smith, who ...
Oct 10, 2024