Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on 50th home in central Alberta
Habitat for Humanity Red Deer celebrated on Wednesday, breaking ground on what will be its 47th, 48th, 49th and 50th homes in central Alberta.The homes are located in Red Deer's growing Evergreen neig...
Jun 7, 2023
Heat Warning issued for Red Deer and surrounding regions
Heat Warnings have been issued for many parts of Alberta including the Red Deer, Ponoka, Innisfail, Stettler region.Other nearby regions affected also include Olds, Sundre, Airdrie, Cochrane, and Drum...
Jun 7, 2023
Danielle Smith's approval rating holds steady following projected election win
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Albertans continue to hold about the same level of approval for the province's premier-elect. Danielle Smith is projected to have won re-election in the 2023 Alberta provincial elec...
Jun 7, 2023
Portion of Red Deer's former downtown federal building becomes hybrid workspace
Red Deer's former federal building downtown finally has a new purpose; the first hybrid workspace in the city. East Lincoln Properties, current owner of the building on 4909 50 St., has announced that...
Jun 7, 2023
Red Deer's seniors celebrate their contributions to the city at this year's Mayor's Garden Party
They danced and played games. They laughed together and ate together. These are just some of the fun things Red Deer seniors did at this year's Mayor's Garden Party. Held during Seniors' Week, over 27...
Jun 6, 2023
Cenovus fined after wastewater release from former Husky-owned pipeline
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy is facing a fine over a release of wastewater into a wetland. In 2020, a pipeline then belonging to Husky Oil released about 206 cubic metres of produced water through a break...
Jun 6, 2023
Remembering the Children ceremony goes June 11 in Red Deer
Author's note: Supports are available for those affected by the ongoing impacts of residential schools, and those triggered by various media reports. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line h...
Jun 6, 2023
Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce hosts first ever Central Alberta Business Summit
Roughly 150 people from across the region and country were in attendance at the first ever Central Alberta Business Summit on Tuesday in Red Deer.Held by the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerc...
Jun 6, 2023
Poilievre calls on Liberals to make killers like Bernardo stay in max-security prison
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should see to it that mass murderers serve their entire sentences in maximum-security prison. The call comes as Trudeau...
Jun 6, 2023
David Johnston expected to begin public meetings on foreign interference next month
OTTAWA - Former governor general David Johnston says he will begin holding public meetings next month on foreign interference attempts in Canada's elections. Johnston, whom Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Jun 6, 2023