Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer and other Alberta communities celebrate the first babies of the new year
Red Deer and other Alberta communities celebrated the first babies on the new year on Monday. According to Alberta Heath Services (AHS), shortly after 3 a.m. on January 1, Red Deer's New Year's baby w...
Jan 02, 2024
First Thursday concert this week explores folk, bluegrass and country
The Friends of the Red Deer Public Library (Downtown Branch) have announced the acts for this week's First Thursday concert. On Thursday, January 4 from 12:15 -1 p.m., The Button Boys, with Greg Lebla...
Jan 02, 2024
Red Deer Polytechnic looks ahead after identity-building 2023
Red Deer Polytechnic had a big year, says President Stuart Cullum. It was one of identity-setting, he says, as the institution saw a 7.5 per cent increase in enrollment, with even larger increases in ...
Jan 01, 2024
Year-in-review: Ponoka mayor believes town is 'where it's at'
Ponoka's mayor, Kevin Ferguson, says if visiting the town isn't on your bucket list, something's wrong. He also says 2023 saw Ponoka do some big things. What stands out for Ferguson includes the openi...
Dec 31, 2023
Year in Review: Mayor of Penhold finds pleasure in responding to resident requests
Mayor Mike Yargeau in the Town of Penhold says he was pleased to respond to resident requests throughout 2023. He says they Town invested local, provincial, and federal funds towards their Active Comm...
Dec 31, 2023
Rebels beat Broncos again in back and forth affair
In what was the first game of the second half of the Red Deer Rebels' 2023-24 WHL regular season, the visiting team from Alberta won 5-4 in overtime against the Swift Current Broncos.Following their w...
Dec 30, 2023
Canada falls to Sweden 2-0 in group play at world junior hockey championship
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Hugo Havelid made 21 saves in Sweden's 2-0 victory over Canada at the world junior hockey championship on Friday. Tom Willander and Noah Ostlund scored for the tournament hosts, w...
Dec 29, 2023
GoFundMes set up for crash victims from Didsbury
GoFundMe accounts have been set up for the two teenage victims of a deadly crash in central Alberta earlier this week.As previously reported Dec. 27, it was about 5 p.m. that day when Didsbury RCMP re...
Dec 29, 2023
Alberta's Smith remains middle-of-the-pack in premiers' approval ratings
LETHBRIDGE, AB - When it comes to how strongly Canadians approve of their province's premiers, Danielle Smith remains firmly in the middle.The Angus Reid Institute (ARI) has released its quarterly Pre...
Dec 29, 2023
No farms, no food: Statement from Minister Sigurdson
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson issued the following statement on Dec. 29, 2023, recognizing the importance of Alberta agriculture during the holidays: "No farms, no food. It's tha...
Dec 29, 2023 RJ Sigurdson (Government of Alberta)