Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Solemn events planned to mark one year since 25,000 fled Jasper wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - Today marks one year since roughly 25,000 tourists and residents of Jasper, Alta., were forced to flee on a single highway, after several runaway fires were discovered in Jasper Nation...
Jul 22, 2025
Financial roadmap provides pathway to long-term financial sustainability
The City of Red Deer says they're one step closer to fortifying the community's long-term financial sustainability following a presentation of the financial roadmap to city council on Monday.The roadm...
Jul 21, 2025
Jasper mayor stands by critical wildfire report, expects no bad blood with province
The mayor of Jasper, Alta., says he stands by a report commissioned by his town that criticizes Premier Danielle Smith's government response to a wildfire that destroyed a third of the Rocky Mountain ...
Jul 21, 2025
Federal money provided to return unproductive farmland back to forest in Alberta
The federal government is providing over $100 million to help return unproductive Alberta farmland to its original forested state.Corey Hogan, parliamentary secretary to Canada's natural resources min...
Jul 21, 2025
Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
OTTAWA - Health-care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are in Ontario's cottage country this week, trying to ensure health care remains a top priority for premiers. The ...
Jul 21, 2025
PM to meet with U.S. senators in Ottawa to talk trade
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with a delegation of U.S. senators this morning who are in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing trade conflict between Canada and the U.S. A media advisory ...
Jul 21, 2025
Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
OTTAWA - Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post is a...
Jul 21, 2025
City shares cause of power outage in north Red Deer
A power outage in north Red Deer the evening of Monday, July 14 was caused by a bird on a power pole.The outage occurred around 5 p.m. and affected areas of Pines and Normandeau more significantly, pl...
Jul 16, 2025
Provincial funding announced for Broadway Avenue Reservoir Expansion Project
Construction is well underway on the Broadway Avenue Reservoir Expansion Project in the Town of Blackfalds.On Tuesday afternoon, government officials including Blackfalds Mayor Jamie Hoover, Lacombe C...
Jul 15, 2025
Get your Westerner Days Rotary Sunrise 50/50 tickets
If you're taking in the sights and sounds of Westerner Days this week, make sure to stop by the Rotary Club of Red Deer Sunrise booth and get your 50/50 ticket. As recently as two years ago, the jackp...
Jul 15, 2025