Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
How to interpret Environment Canada's Air Quality Health Index ratings
Environment Canada has been advising people to check the Air Quality Health Index as wildfire smoke blanketed large swaths of Canada in recent days. Even without wildfires, the index can be a useful t...
Jun 9, 2023
Wildfires, smoke having 'huge impact' on some tourism operators across Canada
Raging wildfires and smoky skies across much of Canada have put a damper on travel this summer, resulting in cancelled plans and closed businesses. "We have had a few conversations with our members an...
Jun 9, 2023
Four-foot wide bannock pan at Community Feast speaks to sharing among community
Red Deer's Theresa 'Corky' Larsen Jonasson has visited the mostly Ojibwe-Cree fly-in community of St. Theresa Point First Nation in Manitoba several times since 2006; and if nothing else, there's been...
Jun 8, 2023
Alberta premier downplays link between wildfires and climate change
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says the government is bringing in arson investigators from outside the province to trace the cause of the unprecedented wildfires in Alberta. In an interview with Re...
Jun 8, 2023
Red Deer Emergency Services respond to brush fire near the Pines neighbourhood
The hot, dry and often windy conditions throughout central Alberta as of late are keeping local firefighters busy.Shortly before 7 p.m. on June 7, Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) responded to a bru...
Jun 8, 2023
Alberta Premier Smith facing challenges, smaller roster, in naming new cabinet
Alberta Premier-elect Danielle Smith is to name her new cabinet on Friday, June 9, 2023, with a lot of jobs to fill, fewer people to fill them and a conspicuous urban-rural divide to bridge."This is a...
Jun 8, 2023
2023 provincial general election official results released
Elections Alberta has released the official results for the 2023 Provincial General Election. According to Elections Alberta, this election saw 1,777,321 votes cast, for a turnout of 59.5 percent. Of ...
Jun 8, 2023
Fire ban back in place for city of Red Deer
A fire ban is back in place for the city of Red Deer, due to dry conditions and high temperatures. Such a ban is initiated when conditions, as per the Alberta Climate Information Services, become extr...
Jun 8, 2023
New provincial cabinet coming Friday
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will name a new cabinet Friday.She has a lot of jobs to fill and fewer people to fill them, with a conspicuous urban-rural divide to bridge as well.There are ...
Jun 8, 2023
Fatal crash in County of Barrhead claims life of Red Deer woman
A Red Deer woman has died following a two vehicle collision in the County of Barrhead this week.On June 5, 2023, at 1:55 p.m., Barrhead RCMP attended the collision on Highway 763 near the community of...
Jun 7, 2023