Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
More drugs and firearms seized in relation to recent Red Deer bust
More drugs and firearms have been seized in Red Deer as a follow-up to an investigation that took place in late May 2024. On June 26, 2024 ALERT Red Deer's organized crime team searched a home and veh...
Jul 9, 2024
Penhold public service building development gets final funding approval
Penhold's town council has passed second and third reading of a debenture bylaw allowing them to borrow $5.5 million to fund a new combined public services and fire hall building after a public hearin...
Jul 9, 2024
Council approves apartment development for Clearview Ridge
During the July 8 city council meeting, council unanimously approved a development permit application for a five-storey apartment complex to be built at 6 Colby Avenue in Clearview Ridge. The proposed...
Jul 8, 2024
Rebuilding of Monkey Top Saloon: New chapter begins with community involvement
Community spirit is shining bright in Bentley, Alberta as plans have been unveiled to rebuild the beloved Monkey Top Saloon, which tragically burned down earlier this year, leaving many residents out ...
Jul 8, 2024
Innisfail RCMP investigate theft and damage to oilfield site
Local Mounties are investigating a break-in and theft that caused significant damage over the weekend. On July 6, 2024, Innisfail RCMP received a report of theft of copper wire from an oilfield site l...
Jul 8, 2024
In bid to win over dentists, Ottawa changes billing for dental care plan
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says dentists and other oral-health providers no longer need to sign up with the government to provide care to patients who are covered under the national dental ...
Jul 8, 2024
Scorching summer heat hits Canada, remnants of hurricane Beryl on the way
MONTREAL - Sweltering summer weather is blanketing much of the country today, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings for parts of eight provinces and the Northwest Territories. Temperatures in ...
Jul 8, 2024
Juror dismissed for falling asleep during testimony at Coutts murder-conspiracy trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of the jurors hearing evidence in the murder-conspiracy trial surrounding the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has been dismissed for falling asleep in the courtroom. Court of...
Jul 5, 2024
Red Deer's Eileen Park wins Alberta Women's Amateur Championship
Fifteen-year-old Eileen Park of Red Deer has won the 2024 Alberta Women's Amateur Championship.Competing at the River Spirit Golf Club west of Calgary this week, Park hit all 18 greens in the third an...
Jul 5, 2024
Sylvan Lake RCMP investigate death
Investigators have determined the death of a woman in central Alberta over the Canada Day long weekend was not suspicious in nature. On July 1, 2024, at 10 a.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP received a report of ...
Jul 5, 2024