Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

An empty lot in Red Deer's Eastview neighbourhood may soon be for commercial use. City council gave first reading at their meeting on Monday to a Land Use Bylaw Amendment to rezone 3937 50 Street from...

If you see an ATV during your walk through the trails of Red Deer, don't be alarmed, it's the RCMP on a new patrol.At city council's regular meeting on Monday, Red Deer RCMP's Officer in Charge Superi...

While winter couldn't seem farther away right now, the City of Red Deer says a new pilot program for residential snow and ice control will begin this winter. At their regular meeting on Monday, counci...

Albertans are asked to continue to be diligent as extreme fire conditions persist in northwestern Alberta. Current situation Those evacuated due to wildfires should register at local reception centres...

As of June 12, 2023, Environment Canada (EC) has issued a Special Air Quality Statement for most of Alberta.While wildfires continue to impact the country, smoke is causing poor air quality and reduce...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - RCMP in Alberta have announced the launch of CAPTURE (Community Assisted Policing Through the Use of Recorded Evidence), its voluntary surveillance camera registry program, across the...

A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season.One hundr...

CALGARY, AB - A Law Society of Alberta hearing into allegations that a former Alberta cabinet minister broke the lawyers' code of conduct is continuing today, June 12, 2023.Tyler Shandro, a lawyer who...

Westerner Park has announced the election of six new board members.Members were elected at the organization's AGM on June 8.The incoming Board Chair, Tyler Nightingale, and Vice President, Al Lucas, w...

Motorists are advised of an upcoming traffic disruption during evening hours on 19 Street at the intersections of 49 and 46 Avenue.Between Sunday, June 11 and Saturday June 17, the intersections of 19...