Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
NDP leaves spring sitting at legislature facing turmoil in public housing management
VICTORIA - The New Democrat government in British Columbia started the spring legislative session promising more affordable homes for vulnerable people, but it ends the sitting amid turmoil over its p...
May 11, 2023
Red Deer County deploys personnel and equipment to assist with wildfires in Alberta
Red Deer County says Fire Services have sent equipment and firefighters to assist with wildfires across the province. On May 4, the County states personnel responded to a request for assistance from t...
May 11, 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. When Thursday...
May 11, 2023 Crews at work on May 11, 2023. (Alberta Wildifire)