Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Average Red Deer rental rates in October higher than last year
Despite a small drop in the average rent for a one bedroom unit in Red Deer last month, average rents for both one and two bedrooms units are still higher when compared to last year.According to the l...
Nov 16, 2022
No plans to hike minimum wage, says gov't, as Red Deer's living wage rises 14%
The living wage in Red Deer is now $19.65 per hour, according to new numbers from the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN).A living wage is defined as the hourly wage a worker needs to earn to cover the...
Nov 16, 2022
Innisfail and Didsbury RCMP advising of poor driving conditions
Innisfail RCMP Traffic Services Unit is advising motorists of deteriorating road conditions caused by snow and wind on the QE II Highway from Bowden to Highway 582. RCMP are recommending against trave...
Nov 16, 2022
Rebels back on track with 4-1 victory over Oil Kings
The Red Deer Rebels have ended their four-game losing streak, defeating the Oil Kings 4-1 Tuesday evening at Rogers Place in Edmonton.In the first period, the Rebels struck first when Jace Isley nette...
Nov 15, 2022
Red Deer Lights the Nights brings four weeks of festive fun
The City of Red Deer and Downtown Business Association (DBA) have planned four weeks of holiday themed activities downtown and throughout the city. Officials say the fun starts today with the lights a...
Nov 15, 2022
Premier Smith outlines key actions for Alberta ministers in mandate letters
It's been just over a month since Danielle Smith became the premier of Alberta. Since taking over the leadership position of the United Conservative Party (UCP), Premier Smith says she has made it her...
Nov 15, 2022
Smile Cookie Campaign raises their most yet for Red Deer Public Schools' Reading College
This year's Tim Horton's Smile Cookie campaign raised their most ever with $52,060 for Red Deer Public School District's (RDPSD) Reading College program."If there was a record for a city that made the...
Nov 15, 2022
Home sales rise in Red Deer last month
Red Deer home sales saw an increase last month when compared to the month before and the same month last year.According to the Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 142 units sold in...
Nov 15, 2022
Health Canada won't say how much new kids' pain medicine coming, where it's going
OTTAWA - Health Canada officials say more doses of children's painkillers and fever medication will be available soon but it won't say how many or where exactly they'll be sent. Senior officials are a...
Nov 15, 2022
Auditor general calls for stronger federal action on cloud cybersecurity
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says government departments have not always effectively implemented measures to ensure secure storage of information in the digital cloud. In a report tabled in Pa...
Nov 15, 2022