Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
80 years after Dieppe, postcards share stories of soldiers who died in deadly raid
Paris Eakins was 26 years old when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1940 during the Second World War. He was born in Minnedosa, Man., where he lived until he attended the University ...
Aug 18, 2022
Capstone Night Market set to run second market Friday, August 19
Capstone Night Market is gearing up to run its second night market this Friday at Canada 150 Square. The market is set to run from 5-10 p.m. on the evening of Friday, August 19, 2022, overlooking the ...
Aug 17, 2022
Red Deer to receive additional $2.24 million from feds to reduce homelessness
As part of a federal funding initiative, Red Deer will be receiving an additional $2.24 million over the next two years to address the rise in homelessness, according to Housing & Homelessness Sup...
Aug 17, 2022
Red Deer one of four cities getting new passport services
Red Deer is part of a federal announcement Wednesday that will see new passport service locations added in four Canadian cities. Government officials say this will address a backlog in processing appl...
Aug 17, 2022 City of Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston (left) with Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault at Service Canada's downtown Red Deer office on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Permanent shelter site locations narrowed down to eight
Red Deer city council now has eight potential permanent shelter sites on the table after an in-camera session at Monday's meeting.On July 18, council entered Phase 3 of its Integrated Shelter Site Sel...
Aug 17, 2022
Mental health training starting for central Alberta sports coaches in honour of lost Red Deer man
A Red Deer non-profit is ready to launch mental health training for sports coaches three years after a young man took his own life.Alex Ennis, affectionately known as Al, was 26 when he died by suicid...
Aug 17, 2022
Strip mall proposed at Capstone location, request for site exception
One of Capstone's first developments may be a strip mall.Red Deer city council passed first reading at Monday's meeting of a Land Use Bylaw Amendment for a site exception to consider a commercial buil...
Aug 17, 2022
Councillor Lawrence Lee puts out call for better telecommunication services in Red Deer
Councillor Lawrence Lee put out a call for better telecommunication services in Red Deer at council's latest meeting on Monday.While not a resident himself of an area with poor service, he said he was...
Aug 16, 2022
Alberta promises more officers for rural municipalities with provincial police plan
CALGARY - The Alberta government continues to make its case for a provincial police force, saying it would add hundreds of front-line officers to small detachments.The United Conservative government o...
Aug 16, 2022
2022 home sales in Red Deer still outpacing last year
Red Deer home sales were slightly lower in July when compared to the month before, but still higher than the same month last year.According to the latest stats from Central Alberta Realtors Associatio...
Aug 16, 2022