Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Significant rise in Red Deer rental rates year over year
Average rents in Red Deer last month were up significantly when compared to the same month last year.According to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca, the average rental price for a one-be...
Dec 15, 2022
Local home sales edge lower in November
Red Deer home sales slowed in November when compared to the month before and the same month last year.According to the latest market report from Central Alberta Realtors Association, there were 116 un...
Dec 15, 2022
Alberta to prosecute federal firearms ban on case-by-case basis
The Alberta Government says it is taking steps to protect law-abiding gun owners.Justice Minister Tyler Shandro announced a couple of regulatory changes to firearms in the province.First, as of Januar...
Dec 15, 2022
Trial date set for Lacombe man charged in head-on collision near Sylvan Lake
A trial date has been set for a Lacombe man charged in a head-on collision near Sylvan Lake last spring. Cameron Elias Griffiths, 23, has been scheduled for trial on June 12, 2023. He faces counts of ...
Dec 15, 2022
Red Deer Regional Airport to host airshow along with championship air races
A high-flying aviation event looks to be headed for Red Deer skies in summer 2023.The inaugural Canadian International Air Racing Championships were announced earlier this year, to be held next July 7...
Dec 14, 2022
Former health care employee pleads guilty after sharing unsolicited photos of residents
A former employee working at the Lamont Health Care Centre has admitted to taking photos of three long-term care residents back in 2019.Kathryn Starzynski plead guilty on December 9, 2022, to taking p...
Dec 14, 2022
Alberta premier apologizes, tries to clarify comment about First Nations
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says she is sorry if anyone misinterpreted her remarks this week to conclude she was equating Ottawa's treatment of Alberta to the systemic and horrific abuse of Cana...
Dec 14, 2022
COVID-19 tool now assesses for range of respiratory illnesses
AHS has announced it has launched an updated respiratory assessment tool to provide Albertans - including families with young children - with guidance to manage a wide range of respiratory illnesses, ...
Dec 14, 2022
Red Deer RCMP welcome new police dog trained in detecting explosives
The Red Deer RCMP recently welcomed a new member, Nyack, to their Police Dog Services Unit.On Wednesday, the two-year-old German Shepherd ran around the downtown detachment, over chairs and under tabl...
Dec 14, 2022
Province allocates $1.5 billion over five years to build rural Alberta economy
After consulting and engaging rural Albertans, businesses, and Indigenous communities over the span of a year, the province has set out the framework for a new Economic Development in Rural Alberta Pl...
Dec 14, 2022