Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
St. Patrick's Community School prepares for new school year on Monday
Red Deer's year-round St. Patrick's Community School has announced their first day of school will be this Monday for the upcoming 2023/24 academic year. Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) stat...
Aug 11, 2023
Lahaina destruction hits close to home for Red Deerian
As devastation reigns on the island of Maui, specifically in the town of Lahaina, which is home to about 13,000 people, it's all hitting close to the heart for at least one Red Deerian. Val Jensen, wh...
Aug 10, 2023
AHS launches Indigenous support line in central Alberta to help them navigate the health system
Announced on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched a support line for Indigenous peoples in the Central Zone to help them navigate the health ...
Aug 10, 2023
Red Deerians head to Dairy Queen for Blizzards on Miracle Treat Day
There may be a thunderstorm outside but central Albertans will be wanting Blizzards on Thursday with Dairy Queen's Miracle Treat Day. On August 10, all Dairy Queen locations in the region, including t...
Aug 10, 2023
Alberta RCMP issue more than 2,300 tickets over long weekend
Over the Heritage Day long weekend, Alberta RCMP say they conducted traffic safety enforcement across the province. Between August 4 - 7, 2023, RCMP confirm they issued a total of 2,317 traffic ticket...
Aug 9, 2023
Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care temporary closures this week
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be closed temporarily at various times throughout the week, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS). They say due to gaps in physician...
Aug 9, 2023
Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a 'threat'
EDMONTON - Alberta Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz says Ottawa is threatening the province by suggesting it will withhold federal funding from electricity projects that don't r...
Aug 8, 2023
Investigators looking into causes of two separate house fires in Red Deer over the long weekend
Thankfully, no one was hurt during a house fire in Red Deer's Mountview neighbourhood Monday night. According to Curtis Schaefer, Assistant Deputy Chief, Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES), crews were...
Aug 8, 2023
ASIRT investigating fatal firearms incident in Sylvan Lake
One person is dead following a firearms incident in Sylvan Lake over the weekend. On Aug. 6, 2023, at 3:13 a.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP received a firearms complaint at a residence in Sylvan Lake. Upon arri...
Aug 8, 2023
Blackfalds RCMP investigating cause of fatal collision involving motorcycle
One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash near Blackfalds Monday. On Aug. 7, 2023, at 12:48 p.m, Blackfalds RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision involving an SUV and a motorcycle o...
Aug 8, 2023