Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Clean, drain, dry: Alberta increases efforts to prevent invasive mussel species
As reports of invasive species are increasing across Canada and the United States, the Alberta government is hoping to increase public awareness of zebra mussels, quagga mussels, and other species to ...
Aug 01, 2024

Water quality advisory issued for Ebeling Beach at Gull Lake
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reporting elevated levels of fecal bacteria in the water at the Ebeling Beach Day Use Area of Gull Lake and advises the public not to swim or wade in this beach area, ...
Aug 01, 2024

Alberta meditation centre tent collapses in high winds, killing 1 and injuring dozens
BUSBY, Alta. - One person died and dozens were injured after a large tent collapsed at a Buddhist monastery northwest of Edmonton during powerful winds. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said there were as man...
Aug 01, 2024

Australia beats Canada 70-65 in women's Olympic basketball
LILLE - Sami Whitcomb had 19 points as Australia downed Canada 70-65 in women's Olympic basketball on Thursday. Bridget Carleton led Canada with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Kia Nurse added 12 ...
Aug 01, 2024

Exhibit at Red Deer Museum highlights unidentified, yet unforgettable faces of Ermineskin residential school
A travelling exhibit now at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) entitled 'George Littlechild: Here I am -- Can you see me?', which is on until Aug. 17, aims to shine an even brighter light on the ...
Aug 01, 2024

Jasper wildfire leaves hundreds of foreign workers scrambling to arrange work, homes
EDMONTON - It didn't take long for Namneet Singh to find full-time employment again, after a fire in Jasper, Alta., last week destroyed the hotel he had worked at for more than a year. Singh, who was ...
Aug 01, 2024

Funding secured for Westerner Park amidst government review
A new sustainability assessment of regional agricultural societies initiated by the Government of Alberta has been welcomed by Westerner Park as it proactively moves towards self-sustainability.The pa...
Jul 31, 2024

Maskwacis man charged after Wetaskiwin-area investigation
A man from Maskwacis has been charged with several offences following an investigation by Wetaskiwin RCMP. On July 22, members from that detachment located a Ford F150 which had been reported stolen o...
Jul 31, 2024

Jasper resident shares evacuation experience
On the Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper, a province-wide bottle drive for Jasper evacuees, one resident shares her evacuation experience and gratitude to the community.Rebecca Meraw is a tour guide at...
Jul 31, 2024

'A moving monster': How did the Jasper fire get so bad, so fast?
The fast-moving Jasper, Alta., wildfire was fuelled by a web of extreme conditions that converged into what experts described as a monstrous fire, serving as a disastrous example of what's become incr...
Jul 31, 2024