Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Hockey scouts with ties to Red Deer to be added to Wall of Honour in Okotoks
The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation will add 29 names to its Wall of Honour at the second annual Induction Dinner.On July 29 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Viking Rentals Centre in Okot...
Jul 12, 2025
'It's a concern': City Emergency Services respond to nine bench fires since May 1
A series of bench fires near bus stops since the beginning of May have raised alarm bells with the City of Red Deer.A list submitted to Red Deer RCMP from city staff, acquired by rdnewsNOW, has reveal...
Jul 12, 2025
Podcast: 25 years later, reflections on the devastating Pine Lake tornado
July 14, 2000 will always be remembered as one of the darkest days in the history of central Alberta.It may even be a bit surreal to realize that this Monday is the Pine Lake tornado's 25th anniversar...
Jul 11, 2025
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Lacombe man charged with sexual assault of two youth
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Lacombe man accused of sexually assaulting a pair of underage girls. Kyle Gordon Sinclair, 42, is scheduled to find out if his case has enough evidence t...
Jul 9, 2025
Former pro player, current Red Deer Minor Hockey coach involved in viral golf course brawl
Former pro hockey player Nick Tarnasky, who is the current head coach of Red Deer Minor Hockey's U17 AAA program, appears to find himself at the centre of a viral social media video. The video shows a...
Jul 9, 2025 Screenshot from the viral video showing an altercation between two men at a central Alberta golf course.
City of Red Deer and Red Deer County unveil new joint Intermunicipal Development Plan
The City of Red Deer and Red Deer County have officially adopted a new Intermunicipal Development Plan.The two municipalities had previously been operating with an Intermunicipal Development Plan that...
Jul 8, 2025
Central Alberta company fined after workplace fatality
A central Alberta company has been fined in connection to a workplace fatality which occurred Nov. 8, 2022.On June 30 at the Red Deer Justice Centre, Delta Land Co., as an employer, pleaded guilty to ...
Jul 8, 2025
Red Deer's Safety City vandalized to the tune of several thousand dollars
RCMP are investigating after vandals did quite the number on learning facilities at Red Deer non-profit Safety City.The vandalism is believed to have occurred sometime in the night on July 1, or possi...
Jul 8, 2025
Red Deer's average rent prices among the lowest in Canada
The City of Red Deer has one of the lowest average rent prices across Canada in terms of renting a one or two bedroom property.According to the June 2025 national rent report from Rentals.ca and Urban...
Jul 8, 2025
Sentencing set in fatal Red Deer arson fire
A sentencing date has been set for a local man accused in a fatal arson fire in Red Deer three years ago. Raymond Richard, 40, of Red Deer, is scheduled for sentencing in Red Deer Court of King's Benc...
Jul 8, 2025