Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Team Alberta off to positive start at 2022 Niagara Canada Summer Games
Alberta is already adding medals after their first two days at the 2022 Niagara Canada Summer Games.The multi-sport event for amateur athletes is the summer season portion of the Canada Games and runs...
Aug 9, 2022
Red Deer grandfather and grandson hike to summit of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro
"No dream is too big. It's never too late. It's your journey; live it."This was said by 23-year-old Red Deerian Thomas Zimmerman after returning from hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in ...
Aug 8, 2022
RDP starts Central Alberta Pride Week with flag raising
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) celebrated the start of Central Alberta Pride Week on Monday with a Pride Flag raising on its main campus in support of the LGBTQ+ community.Taking place from August 7-13, t...
Aug 8, 2022
Advanced education minister says province will help with cost to relocate Athabasca University staff
EDMONTON - Alberta's minister of advanced education says he is willing to help Athabasca University with whatever it wants - including money - to relocate up to 500 employees to the small town that's ...
Aug 8, 2022
US pledges $1 billion more rockets, other arms for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced another $1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine on Monday, pledging what will be the biggest yet delivery of rockets, ammunition and other arms ...
Aug 8, 2022
"Surreal," says Rebels' Kalan Lind as Canada wins gold at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
It was a golden afternoon for Canada at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.Canada defeated Sweden 4-1 in the final from the Peavey Mart Centrium, securing the nation's 23rd gold medal in the tournament's 31-...
Aug 6, 2022
Show n' Shines evolving and going strong, CAMA show suggests
Show n' shines are alive and well, if the Central Alberta Mopar Association's (CAMA) August Heat show on Saturday is any indication.Close to 100 Chrysler family vehicles were out ahead of noon; the ev...
Aug 6, 2022
Alberta jobs minister Doug Schweitzer quits cabinet, to resign as MLA
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's jobs minister is leaving politics even earlier than planned.Doug Schweitzer, in a brief message posted on social media, says he has resigned from cabinet as the minister for jo...
Aug 6, 2022
Mother of killed Red Deer cyclist pleads for culprit to come forward
Super auntie, avid cyclist, actress and rock climber, passionate Red Deerian, life-changing pediatric physiotherapist...These are words that describe Heather Elizabeth Lawrence, whose life was taken o...
Aug 5, 2022
Alberta's first alpine coaster opens today at Red Deer's Canyon Ski Resort
Alberta's first and only alpine coaster opens today at Red Deer's Canyon Ski Resort.Over 1,300 metres in length, the track even includes a 440 foot vertical drop.The single rail Canyon Coaster uses gr...
Aug 5, 2022