Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

This April, building permit values in the city of Red Deer continued to decline year over year.There were 77 approved permits valued at $5.2 million, compared with 85 permits worth $6.5 million in Apr...

Officials from Alberta Emergency Management Agency and Alberta Wildfire will provide an update on the Alberta wildfire situation.ParticipantsColin Blair, executive director, Alberta Emergency Manageme...

As children, many can remember spending hours at the park playground. Today, inclusive playgrounds are taking stride for those with physical disabilities. However, what about for those with intellectu...

Officials have lifted an evacuation order for the hamlet of Evansburg, Alta., about 120 kilometres west of Edmonton. Residents were told to leave on May 1 as dry and windy conditions fuelled wildfires...

Red Deer's Kerry Wood Nature Centre, along with Alberta Fish and Wildlife, have deemed that a black bear seen in the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary, has found its bearings and likely moved on.In a Facebook pos...

While evacuation orders for some areas have been lifted, thousands remain evacuated from northern and central Alberta communities.The Alberta government says those evacuated due to wildfires should re...

EDMONTON - Alberta's 2019 decision to cancel funding for an elite wildfire-fighting crew in 2019 came despite pleas to keep the Rapattack program from at least three municipalities, including one that...

Demolition work of the old Buffalo Hotel and Club Caf, which are adjacent to each other in downtown Red Deer, is set to begin later this month.The City announced it had purchased the properties at 502...

OTTAWA - The managing director of a non-profit that tracks Chinese attempts to influence democracies around the world says Beijing wants to sow discord in western countries. David Salvo says the Allia...

After being on this earth for one century, Red Deerian Alyce Bourassa has one piece of advice for people: "be nice". On Monday, residents and guests gathered at Bourassa's place of living, the Waskaso...