Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer artist headed to France for exclusive residency
A local artist will be spending some time further mastering her craft in France starting later this summer.Emily Promise Allison is the latest winner of the Canadian Master Artist Residency Award, off...
Aug 19, 2023
Delivery of community lab services returns to Alberta Health Services
Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange announced on Friday that Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) will now deliver community lab services across the province. The Red Deer-North MLA made the announcem...
Aug 18, 2023
Dozens of central Alberta community service projects receive federal funding
Dozens of community service organizations in the central Alberta region received project funding on Thursday, totalling over $1.6 million, through the federal government's Community Services Recovery ...
Aug 18, 2023
Canadian Taxpayers Federation stops in Red Deer to share full cost of gas taxes
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) stopped in Red Deer on Thursday to share what they say is the true cost of gasoline taxes in Canada. The Federation released its 25th annual Gas Tax Honesty Rep...
Aug 17, 2023
Red Deer welcoming up to 1,000 evacuees from Northwest Territories
The City of Red Deer says they will be welcoming up to 1,000 evacuees from the Northwest Territories today. Officials confirm a reception centre for the evacuees, some from the capital city of Yellowk...
Aug 17, 2023
Alberta Open Farm Days celebrates the bison this weekend
Alberta Open Farm Days is Aug. 19 & 20, with 130+ locations across the province for you to go and learn about how farms and other agricultural businesses operate. The theme of this year's event, n...
Aug 17, 2023
City hopes Downtown celebration on Aug. 17 will bring everyone together
A celebration of Downtown Red Deer is happening this Thursday. The City is hosting the free event in the spirit of Downtown being, "a place of community, gathering and celebration animated by spaces t...
Aug 16, 2023
Lane closure on Red Deer's northbound Taylor Drive Bridge
Red Deer motorists are being advised of an upcoming lane closure on northbound Taylor Drive Bridge this week. Starting today between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on and Thursday, August 17, the northbound rig...
Aug 16, 2023
Firefighters hoping for rain for 'reprieve' in battling wildfires in Alberta-N.W.T.
FORT SMITH, NWT - Firefighters will be watching the skies over the next couple of days hoping for help from Mother Nature as wildfires along the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary continue to forc...
Aug 16, 2023
Alberta bid winner for donair costume says all about provincial pride - and lettuce
EDMONTON - The Edmonton business owner who forked out $16,000 in a government-sponsored bidding war for a life-size donair costume says it was all about keeping the meat suit from being desecrated by ...
Aug 15, 2023