Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Sylvan Lake's re-elected mayor says town eyeing new high school, and health care facility upgrades
Megan Hanson believes she got a fairly good handle on what Sylvan Lakers consider priorities when she was door-knocking during the recent municipal election campaign.Hanson, re-elected as mayor on Oct...
Oct 31, 2025
Toys for Tickets returns to support Red Deer Christmas Bureau
Nobody wants you to get a parking ticket, but if you do this November, you are encouraged to pay your fine with a gift to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau.A long-running program, Toys for Tickets allows ...
Oct 30, 2025
Lacombe County council sworn in, selects reeve and deputy
Lacombe County council has unanimously selected councillors John Ireland and Dwayne West to serve as reeve and deputy reeve, respectively.Both will serve a one-year term, through the first quarter of ...
Oct 30, 2025
Red Deer students take part in walkout in support of teachers
Students across the province, including in Red Deer, staged a walkout on Thursday in support of Alberta's 51,000 teachers who were recently forced back to work by the provincial government. This comes...
Oct 30, 2025
Task force will assess Alberta class sizes and complexity
On the day some 51,000 teachers were forced back to work by the Alberta government through use of the Notwithstanding Clause, the province's lawmakers announced the formation of a Class Size and Compl...
Oct 29, 2025
Rebels pick up a point in shootout loss to Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels gave it their all but fell just short.Down by two goals in the third period, the Rebels scored twice, including one with 34.9 seconds remaining, to send it to overtime.Despite that...
Oct 29, 2025
Threat of general strike from Alberta unions fizzles as they promise survey instead
Threats of a general strike issued by Alberta unions over the treatment of teachers have fizzled, with labour groups saying they'll conduct a survey on the possibility of a mass walkout.Gil McGowan wi...
Oct 29, 2025
Rotary Club of Red Deer's annual Black Tie Bingo returns Thursday
The Rotary Club of Red Deer will hold its annual Black Tie Bingo: "Dress to Dazzle" fundraising event on Thursday.The 30th annual edition is set for Oct. 30 at the Red Deer Resort & Casino in bene...
Oct 29, 2025
More than 740,000 Alberta students back in class after teacher strike ends
It's a busy day for Alberta schools today as more than 740,000 students have returned to class following the end of a provincewide teachers strike. Classes have resumed after Premier Danielle Smith's ...
Oct 29, 2025
Alberta teachers, schools set to resume classes for thousands after strike ends
The head of Alberta's teachers' union says they will abide by a back-to-work order and will not engage in illegal actions such as work-to-rule.Jason Schilling says work-to-rule would lead to punishing...
Oct 28, 2025