Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced $175 million in funding to fast-track more than 5,200 new housing units in Edmonton over the next three years. . Trudeau donned a white hard hat an...

As Alberta experiences a labour shortage in the commercial trucking industry, the province wants to address this issue by getting more women in this career.$2.8 million in funding will now be given to...

Teachers in the region will be attending the annual Central Alberta Teachers' Convention Association (CATCA) at Red Deer Polytechnic this Thursday and Friday. From February 22-23 beginning at 9 a.m., ...

The Town of Sylvan Lake is one of six Alberta communities receiving funding from the Government of Canada to address housing challenges. Under the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), Town officials acknow...

After the release of the 2024-2025 calendar in the spring of 2023, Senior Administration with Red Deer Public Schools received additional comments from parents and staff at their recent meeting this m...

Medical first responders (MFR) across Alberta will be better supported in their efforts to keep people safe. The Government of Alberta has announced $3.85 million in funding, which Health Minister Adr...

Further information on service levels has been announced regarding Red Deer city council's first by-election. The by-election will take place on April 22, 2024, and, as part of budget deliberations, c...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced an upcoming change to its public parking rates. Effecting April 1, 2024, rates at sites across Alberta will go up in order to align with local markets and r...

Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to give a television address to Albertans on Wednesday evening.Her office shared the information on social media with a link to the government's website.It says Smi...

Alberta's Opposition says it's bracing for next week's provincial budget to be full of broken promises while failing to fix crumbling health-care and education systems.Premier Danielle Smith's United ...