Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Rebels miss the mark against Hurricanes at third pre-season game
The Red Deer Rebels fell short in their third pre-season game Friday evening with a 3-1 loss to the Hurricanes at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge. The Rebels have now completed three out of four exhibi...
Sep 16, 2022
Contingent from RCMP to lead Queen Elizabeth's funeral procession in London
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say five of the force's officers will be leading Queen Elizabeth's funeral procession in London on Monday. The service says the officers are part of the RCMP musical ...
Sep 16, 2022
Red Deer's first Dr. Walter Reynolds Memorial Run happening this Sunday
The first annual Dr. Walter Reynolds Memorial Run will be taking place this Sunday, in honor of the late medical practitioner who was the victim of a killing in summer 2020 inside his clinic. On Septe...
Sep 16, 2022
Parade to mark 100th anniversary of Red Deer Cenotaph
On September 15, 1922, a monument was unveiled in Red Deer that has stood the test of time.The Red Deer Cenotaph, carved from Tyndall limestone by Major Frank H. Norbury, The City says, is situated on...
Sep 16, 2022
Blackfalds Border Paving Plaza now underway with new completion date
The Border Paving Plaza project in the town of Blackfalds is now underway after council awarded a tender on Tuesday.In a 4-3 vote at council's meeting on September 13, Timcon Construction in Red Deer ...
Sep 16, 2022
Red Deer Indigenous-owned company featured on APTN's Bears' Lair
Two Red Deer business owners are featured in a new TV series on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).Entitled Bears' Lair, which debuted Sept. 11, entrepreneurs with Indigenous backgrounds...
Sep 16, 2022
Former PM Mulroney, former Gov. Gen. Clarkson to eulogize queen at Ottawa memorial
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney and former governor general Adrienne Clarkson are to eulogize Queen Elizabeth at a memorial service Monday in Ottawa. Canadian artists Rufus Wainwright an...
Sep 15, 2022
Local home sales dip lower last month
Red Deer saw a dip in home sales last month when compared to the month before and August 2021.According to the latest Residential Market Update from Central Alberta Realtors Association, there were 15...
Sep 15, 2022
Edmonton Protocol turns diabetic Innisfail resident's life around; research gets closer to a cure
For over 51 years, Colleen Preston's life brimmed with, "constant burden," thanks to a childhood diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes.Thousands of insulin doses later, the Innisfail resident has a fresh outlo...
Sep 15, 2022
Former PMs, Canadian celebrities to attend queen's funeral in London
OTTAWA - Canada is sending 15 delegates to the queen's state funeral in London, England, on Monday, while celebrities will take part in a procession of recipients of national honours. Prime Minister J...
Sep 15, 2022