Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Tom McKinlay Jr. claims Alberta Men's Mid-Master Championship in Lacombe
Lacombe's Tom McKinlay Jr. won the 2025 Alberta Men's Mid-Master Championship on his home course.Over the three-day tournament from June 16-18 at the Lacombe Golf & Country Club, McKinlay Jr. shot...
Jun 19, 2025
Red Deer's Molly Simpson claims first-ever World Cup victory in elite women's division
Red Deer's Molly Simpson added another significant victory to her long list of accomplishments in BMX racing last weekend.The 22-year-old recorded her first victory at the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cu...
Jun 19, 2025
Company to pay $330K after Edmonton worker trapped in smokehouse, dies in 92 C heat
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its workers became trapped in a smokehouse and died. Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. was directed by a jud...
Jun 19, 2025
Red Deer RCMP warns public of fraudulent City webpage
Red Deer RCMP are reminding residents about the importance of staying vigilant as fraudsters are finding new ways to scam unsuspecting victims. On June 18, 2025, the City of Red Deer reported fraudste...
Jun 19, 2025
Alberta's tourism above national average
Officials with the Alberta government say the province's tourism strategy resulted in 12 per cent growth last year, outpacing other provinces at four times the national average.In 2024, the provincial...
Jun 19, 2025
Nominations now open for Central Alberta's 40 Under 40 - Class of 2025
GenNext, an affinity group of United Way Central Alberta, has announced that nominations are now open for Central Alberta's 40 Under 40 - Class of 2025. Organizers explain, the initiative celebrates t...
Jun 19, 2025
Penhold man charged with manslaughter after fatal hit and run in Blackfalds
The Alberta Major Crimes Unit is investigating a homicide in Blackfalds after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on Monday. Blackfalds RCMP received a report of a hit and run in a parking lot off Highw...
Jun 18, 2025
Red Deer District Chamber to hold panel discussion on what it takes to run for municipal government
The Red Deer District Chamber, in collaboration with Alberta Municipalities, is set to hold a panel discussion on public service and leadership.On Thursday, June 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pidherney C...
Jun 18, 2025
Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre welcomes new facility dog, Rue
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) has welcomed a new facility dog.The new Dogs with Wings facility dog, Rue, has been training with his new handler, RCMP Cst. Heather Parenteau and beg...
Jun 18, 2025
Red Deer County council approves grant funding for community organizations
Red Deer County council has unanimously approved a motion to award 19 community groups $300,000 from the 2025 Rural Community Facility Capital Assistance Grant program.The motion was brought forward f...
Jun 18, 2025