Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years
The local non-profit organization A Better World (ABW) will be heading to Africa this Thursday for their first team trip in almost three years.Based out of Lacombe, the international development organ...
Oct 18, 2022
Daily maximum temperature records unofficially broken in parts of central Alberta
A number of communities across the province including some in central Alberta, either set or tied daily maximum temperature records on Monday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Br...
Oct 18, 2022
First phase of Red Deer Regional Airport expansion almost complete; welcoming chartered planes
Phase one of the Red Deer Regional Airport's expansion project is almost finished, now welcoming chartered planes, but with a new expected completion date of spring 2023.The three phased expansion pro...
Oct 18, 2022
NDP calling on Smith to apologize for 'tone deaf' and 'cruel' comments on Ukraine war
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war.Opposition critic Sarah Hoffman was referring to comments made by Smith ear...
Oct 17, 2022
Red Deer home sales lower in September
Local home sales were lower in September when compared to the month before and the same month last year.According to the latest stats from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 127 u...
Oct 17, 2022
Red Deer Regional Health Foundation receives $250,000 donation
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation (RDRHF) has recently received support from the Arnie J. Charbonneau Foundation in the form of a $250,000 donation.The RDRHF raises and disburses funds for progr...
Oct 17, 2022
Alberta's influenza immunization campaign begins Monday
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced that the province's influenza immunization campaign begins on Monday, offering a free vaccine to all Albertans six months of age and older. Officials confir...
Oct 17, 2022
Feds ask banks to help make carbon-price rebate deposits more clear
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there is more work to do with banks after another round of carbon-price rebates went out to Canadians without making it clear why they were receivi...
Oct 17, 2022
Ottawa mayor, city and police officials among witnesses at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act is hearing first-hand testimony about the effect of last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protest. Hearings are expected to run si...
Oct 17, 2022
Tansi: International Gathering breathes new life into Indigenous languages
To speak a language is to have it be heard.Like so many other Indigenous languages, Cree, or Nehiyawak, and the knowledge of it was stripped from so many.Meaning 'Hello, how are you?,' "Tansi," said J...
Oct 15, 2022