Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

One hundred non-academic staff at Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) are now members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE).The 100, which include various support staff in departments like IT, ma...

The City of Red Deer held a taxi plate draw on June 11, 2024, to issue 15 new plates.City officials say 23 names were included in the draw, with a total of 218 plates requested. The winning names and ...

A portion of 50 Street from 38 Avenue to 39 Avenue in Red Deer will be closed with no through traffic as crews work to replace water and sewer infrastructure.From Wednesday, June 12 to Thursday, June ...

The Town of Blackfalds is set to host its annual summer celebration. Blackfalds Days runs June 13-16, 2024, with several locations throughout the community hosting events and activities. Thursday, Jun...

Environment Canada is predicting a warmer-than-usual summer for the entire country, with the provinces east of Manitoba sweltering the most. But meteorologist Jennifer Smith says rain is harder to pre...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says a major federal tax credit to help build carbon capture projects is almost in place and she wants to see quick progress on the project promised by Cana...

Over half of Alberta NDP members have already cast their ballot to replace party leader Rachel Notley. Voting began on June 3, and as of June 9, 43,170 members voted for their choice between four cand...

Alberta's government is moving forward with establishing Recovery Alberta and the Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence. In April 2024, Alberta's government announced it was creating two new organiza...

CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says residents should expect restrictions on their water use to last into the weekend, as workers continue work to fix a major pipeline break. Jyoti Gondek says she commends ...

Red Deer RCMP are advising the public that there has been an increase in the number of "Grandparent Scams" reported to the Detachment this month. Mounties say these scams are also referred to as "Emer...