Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Rallies across Alberta deplore UCP's direction towards privatization
People over profit.That was the message at rallies taking place in cities across Alberta Saturday, which were aimed at bringing attention to what at least one group describes as the UCP's, "fanatical ...
May 14, 2022
Red Deer site of Rally for Public Health Care
The state of Alberta's health care system will be the focus of a series of public rallies taking place across the province on Saturday. On May 14, a coalition or organization's consisting of Public In...
May 13, 2022
RCMP's Emergency Response Team arrests Red Deer man
A Red Deer man is facing charges after the RCMP's Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded to the Anders neighbourhood Thursday morning.On May 1, 2022, Red Deer RCMP received a report of threatening co...
May 13, 2022
Average rental costs in Red Deer remain low
Average rents for a one bedroom unit in Red Deer came in lower last month when compared to the same month last year, but two bedroom units are still seeing higher average rental costs.According to the...
May 13, 2022
AHS and AUPE Auxiliary Nursing ratify collective agreement
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Union of Provincial Employee (AUPE) Auxiliary Nursing (AN) have ratified a new collective agreement. AHS officials say the four-year agreement expires on Marc...
May 13, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Pope Francis to visit Edmonton, Quebec City, Iqaluit in July
The Vatican says Pope Francis will stop in Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut during his visit to Canada this summer. It says the capital cities of Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit will act as bases for the...
May 13, 2022
UCP reverses changes to insulin pump program, Innisfail resident relieved
Alberta's United Conservative-led government is backtracking on proposed changes to scrap the provincial Insulin Pump Therapy Program (IPTP).Health Minister Jason Copping says the changes, which were ...
May 12, 2022
Former Federal building downtown, home to CRA, post office and jail, finally sold
The now formerly Federal Government-owned building in the heart of Red Deer's downtown has a new owner.Located at 4909 50 Street, the building is the former home of the Canada Revenue Agency and Canad...
May 12, 2022
Kenney "confident" he will win UCP leadership review vote
The leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party (UCP) believes he will remain in that position going forward.The deadline to submit ballots for the UCP leadership review vote for party leader and pr...
May 12, 2022
Sylvan Lake's Lakeshore Drive transforming into a summer sidewalk hub
Summers in Sylvan Lake may be a central Alberta staple, and this year has something extra special. Town council approved at Monday's meeting the closure of Lakeshore Drive for the 2022 summer season w...
May 12, 2022