Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Province announces new grant program for crime prevention
Alberta will provide $5.2 million in grant money over the next two years for programs and projects designed to prevent and reduce crime in the province.Groups and organizations can now apply for the A...
Aug 24, 2022
Alberta NDP liken proposed provincial police force to Red Deer's past policing review
Members of the Alberta NDP held a news conference in Red Deer on Wednesday to voice further opposition to the United Conservative Party's (UCP) plans for an Alberta Provincial Police System (APPS). In...
Aug 24, 2022
Red Deer rally against cuts to retirement care worker hours and layoffs
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) held a rally at the Revera Aspen Ridge retirement home on Tuesday against cuts to staff hours and layoffs.AUPE members and Aspen Ridge staff and reside...
Aug 24, 2022
Fire destroys arbor at downtown Red Deer park
No one was hurt, but a structure in downtown Red Deer was destroyed in an early morning fire on Wednesday.Red Deer Emergency Services members arrived just after 5 a.m. to the Janet McLaren Cook Arbor,...
Aug 24, 2022
Capstone vision unchanged with Carnival Cinemas looking to relocate
A long-time fixture of Red Deer's former Riverlands, now Capstone, is looking for a new home.Carnival Cinemas opened at what is now Taylor Drive and Alexander Way in 1996, and underwent major renovati...
Aug 24, 2022
Another championship victory for young Red Deer golfer
Six champions, including one from central Alberta, were crowned at the Alberta Springs Golf Resort near Red Deer on Tuesday at the 2022 Alberta U17, U15, and U13 Championship.In the Boys U17 division,...
Aug 24, 2022
Trial set for man charged in Red Deer homicide
A man charged in a Red Deer homicide in 2020 is scheduled for trial next year.Dustin Mitchell (Coats), 27, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on March 20, 2023, after the Albert...
Aug 23, 2022
Red Deer Food Bank says demand has increased, even among employed
In light of a recent study by the University of Toronto stating Alberta has the highest prevalence of food insecurity in the country, the Red Deer Food Bank says they are witnessing this trend first-h...
Aug 23, 2022
UCP memberships double as leadership race heats up
Conservatives across Alberta want to have their say in their next party leader.The United Conservative Party (UCP) says they now have 123,915 paid members. That is more than double the approximately 6...
Aug 23, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sign hydrogen deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the German chancellor are visiting the western Newfoundland town of Stephenville later today, where they're set to sign a green energy deal. A local company ...
Aug 23, 2022