Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer home sales see slight slow down in June
Red Deer home sales saw a small decline in June when compared to the month before and June of last year.According to the latest stats from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 197 u...
Jul 20, 2022
Parole board to hear from truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash
BOWDEN, ALBERTA - A parole hearing is scheduled to take place today for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after ...
Jul 20, 2022
Westerner Days kicks-off central Alberta's largest summer celebration
Westerner Days Fair & Exposition kicks off this Wednesday, July 20, and will run daily from 12:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. through Sunday, July 24.Westerner Park officials say Westerner Days is an opportun...
Jul 19, 2022
Discovery Centre rolls into Capstone
The City of Red Deer, Land & Economic Development team publicly launched a real estate presentation centre Tuesday for the Capstone community redevelopment program. City officials say the presenta...
Jul 19, 2022
Alberta NDP requests audit for gas tax relief program
The Alberta NDP is calling on the provincial government to audit whether the pause of the 13-cent gas tax is truly being passed along to Alberta motorists.Lorne Dach, NDP Critic for Transportation, sp...
Jul 19, 2022
Enhanced supports for victims of crime coming September 1, 2022
The Alberta Government is making changes to the way it supports the victims of crime. The government established a working group co-chaired by Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf and Airdrie-East MLA A...
Jul 19, 2022
Province unveils new strategy to prevent elder abuse
The provincial government in Alberta is taking action to stop elder abuse. A Collective Approach: Alberta's strategy for preventing and addressing elder abuse is the government's five-year plan that w...
Jul 19, 2022
Red Deer's Downtown Identity Plan project reaches new milestone
Red Deer city council received the Downtown Activation Playbook as a long-term community planning tool at Monday's meeting. The City describes the Playbook as a key milestone of the Downtown Identity ...
Jul 19, 2022
Red Deer shelter site selection process moves to next phase
The next phase in the search for a permanent shelter in Red Deer is a technical review of potential sites, according to City administration.Presented as information to city council at Monday's meeting...
Jul 19, 2022
Random COVID-19 testing resumes at four major airports; tests to be done offsite
Mandatory random COVID-19 testing resumes today for travellers coming in through Canada's four major airports in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal. But the actual tests will be completed outsid...
Jul 19, 2022