Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
New Agri-Food Innovation Expo coming to Red Deer
Westerner Park and Lethbridge & District Exhibition have jointly announced on Wednesday the launch of a new event for the agri-food sector: Agri-Food Innovation Expo. The event will be held from J...
Mar 29, 2023
Horse Expo Canada returns to Red Deer April 28-30
This spring, the largest equine expo in Canada returns to Red Deer for three days.Horse Expo Canada comes to Westerner Park from April 28-30, with equine clinics, presentations, exhibitors, kid's acti...
Mar 29, 2023
Toews issues statement on the new federal budget
Alberta Finance Minister and GP-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews issued the following statement on the new federal budget:"We are continuing to analyze the federal budget closely to determine its impacts on Al...
Mar 29, 2023
Despite recent 9-0 blowout, Rebels not taking playoff series against Hitmen lightly
When the second-seeded Red Deer Rebels open their first round WHL Playoffs series with the seventh-seeded Calgary Hitmen this Friday, they'll be just three weeks removed from giving them a 9-0 beat-do...
Mar 28, 2023
Quick quotes from the release of Canada's 2023 federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals released their 2023-24 budget on Tuesday. Here are some quotes about the spending plan from the finance minister, opposition leaders and the head of the Assembly of First...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Key highlights from the federal Liberals' spending plan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has released a 2023-24 spending plan that prioritizes spending on health care, transitioning Canadian businesses to a clean economy and offering affordability m...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023 belt-tightening: Liberals order federal spending review, cuts
OTTAWA - Federal departments and agencies are being told to start tightening their belts as the Trudeau government looks for ways to pay for its latest budget promises while easing recent criticism ov...
Mar 28, 2023
Red Deer's Rover Hut confirmed to be demolished in coming months
The demolition of Red Deer's historical Rover Hut has been confirmed.Wade Martens, Land Coordinator for the City, said there is no demolition date set yet as it is contingent on the construction timel...
Mar 28, 2023
Feds and province launch new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership in April
A new $508 million funding partnership between the federal and provincial governments is set to replace the expiring CAP.The Sustainable Canadian Partnership will have funding over the next five years...
Mar 28, 2023
ASIRT still investigating Mar. 12 officer-involved shooting in Red Deer
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Red Deer on March 12.It was 11:16 a.m., ASIRT notes, when RCMP received a 911 call alleging ...
Mar 28, 2023