Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Panel of experts engage locals on housing accelerator fund grant
In an effort to keep the public informed and engaged in regards to the Federal Housing Accelerator Fund, a concerned Red Deer citizen organized a town hall with a panel of guest speakers Wednesday nig...
Jul 24, 2025

Road work on Riverside Drive will impact Three Mile Bend access - UPDATE
Motorists are advised of changes to an upcoming road closure that will impact commute times and access along Riverside Drive, from 67 Street to 77 Street. Officials with the City of Red Deer say the p...
Jul 24, 2025

Rebels hire Clayton Jardine as assistant coach
Red Deer Rebels Owner, President and General Manager Brent Sutter has announced the hiring of Clayton Jardine as assistant coach.Team officials say Jardine, 34, brings extensive coaching experience to...
Jul 24, 2025

UPDATE: LOCATED, Rowan Rollinson, 20, of Sylvan Lake
Update: July 25, 2025, 12:05 p.m. Sylvan Lake RCMP report that Rowan Rollinson has been located safe. Mounties thank the media and public for their assistance. -- Sylvan Lake RCMP are requesting publi...
Jul 24, 2025 (Sylvan Lake RCMP)

Alberta alters rules, making it easier for nurses to get benefits for on-the-job PTSD
The Alberta government has changed the rules to make it easier for registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses to get benefits when they experience job-related stress disorder.The United Nurse...
Jul 24, 2025

Ponoka's Community Registration Night takes place next month
Local clubs or organizations offering sports, recreation or other community programming in Ponoka this fall are encouraged to book a table and promote their program or activity at the Ponoka Community...
Jul 24, 2025

Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts
OTTAWA - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs. Earlier this m...
Jul 24, 2025

Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Flor...
Jul 24, 2025

Luck and a rooftop sprinkler saved a Jasper home and its neighbours from wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - When locals on the far west side of Jasper, Alta., returned to their homes last August, they suddenly felt a great distance away from their small mountain town. Some have taken to call...
Jul 23, 2025

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame to induct special class of overdue names at 'Legends Unveiled'
The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame will hold a first-time ever, very special ceremony this September, to induct a group of legends who should've had their name called by now.The event is called 'Legends ...
Jul 23, 2025