Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
'Human compassion': Albertans lend a helping hand to wildfire evacuees
Woodland Cree Elder Leonard Cardinal, his wife and their son prepared more than 100 bagged lunches earlier this week and delivered them to evacuees from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, a northwestern Alber...
May 13, 2023
Firefighters preparing for hot and dry conditions in coming days
EDMONTON, AB - Officials provided an update on the current wildfire situation in Alberta on Friday afternoon, May 12, 2023.As of this publication, there are 76 active wildfires burning in the Forest P...
May 12, 2023
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph "ready to work" after first overall selection at WHL Prospects Draft
A Lacombe hockey player is making his hometown very proud after going first overall in Thursday's WHL Prospects Draft.Daxon Rudolph, a very offensive defenseman, was taken by the Prince Albert Raiders...
May 12, 2023
Provincial officials provide update on Alberta's wildfire situation
The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services and officials from Alberta Emergency Management Agency and Alberta Wildfire will provide an update on the Alberta wildfire situation.WhenFriday, Ma...
May 12, 2023
'The devil': Métis settlement looks to rebuild from wildfire as hot weather to return
A Mtis settlement devastated by an out-of-control blaze remains at risk as hot and dry conditions in Alberta's forecast threaten to worsen an already intense wildfire season. "That fire, I call it the...
May 12, 2023
Alberta wildfire situation as of May 11, 5:00 p.m.
The Canadian Armed Forces has been deployed to assist firefighting operations in Alberta ahead of hotter and drier conditions expected this weekend.Those evacuated due to wildfires should register at ...
May 12, 2023
Red Deer Regional Airport expects expansion project, Phase one, complete by mid-July
Red Deer Regional Airport officials say they expect Phase one of their expansion project to be completed by this summer. An update on the project was given at their Annual Public Meeting on Wednesday ...
May 12, 2023
Alberta and Canada match Canadian Red Cross donations to support Alberta wildfire response
The Governments of Canada and Alberta have announced a coordinated donation matching program with the Canadian Red Cross to support the disaster relief efforts in Alberta communities impacted by the d...
May 11, 2023 (Canadian Red Cross website)
Suspect in stabbings of mother and child in Edmonton dies in hospital
EDMONTON - Police say the suspect in the stabbing deaths of a mother and child outside a school in Edmonton last week has died in hospital. The man was shot by police Saturday after a 35-year-old woma...
May 11, 2023
New events centre at Red Deer Resort & Casino to go ahead
A new events centre at the Red Deer Resort & Casino will indeed be going ahead.Approval was given this week by the Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, a few weeks after it was denied by th...
May 11, 2023