Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
New federal legislation aims to transfer development and planning authority to Jasper
OTTAWA - New federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning and development rather than Parks Cana...
Sep 18, 2024
Red Deerians walk-the-walk for domestic violence awareness in annual Outreach Centre fundraiser
More than 80 people donned a pair of high heels and did laps downtown for the annual "Walk a Mile in HER Shoes" fundraiser and domestic violence (DV) awareness event on September 18.The one mile, high...
Sep 18, 2024
Celebrating 'DYEversity' at Lindsay Thurber
An event that brings together an entire student body in celebration of diversity will take place at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in Red Deer later this week. The annual DYEversity Relay i...
Sep 18, 2024 (Supplied)
Premier announces pilot program to fund private school construction to help address enrolment pressures
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's plan to spend billions of dollars to fast-track school building across the province will come with a new program to fund private school construction. Smith says the go...
Sep 18, 2024
Alberta premier calls for stricter immigration, reveals $8.6B education boost
Premier Danielle Smith called on the federal government tighten "unrestricted" immigration policies on Tuesday as she revealed a new multi-billion-dollar investment to fast-track new school builds acr...
Sep 18, 2024
Red Deer to continue with current encampment response measures
City council has directed The City of Red Deer to continue with its current approach to responding to encampments while it investigates more lasting solutions to homelessness that would fit its reside...
Sep 17, 2024
More than 5,000 students run the river valley in annual Dawe Run
More than 5,000 students raced through Heritage Ranch and Bower Ponds in the 44th annual Dawe Run on September 17.Every year, schools in the Red Deer Catholic and Red Deer Public divisions send their ...
Sep 17, 2024
Red Deer District Chamber moves forward with recommendations from Report on Homelessness Taskforce
The Red Deer District Chamber says it has completed the feedback and input phase on the Report on Homelessness Taskforce Report completed on April 2 , 2024. After meeting with the City of Red Deer, ag...
Sep 17, 2024
Premier Smith set to announce supports for overcrowded classrooms
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to announce a plan to help school classrooms being squeezed by an influx of new families. Smith has scheduled a televised address that will stream online at 6:50 ...
Sep 17, 2024
Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down
OTTAWA - Inflation has come down from its highs, and groceries are no exception. Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that grocery prices in August rose 2.4 per cent from the year before, a far cry f...
Sep 17, 2024