Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
rdnewsNOW's Josh Hall promoting IBD awareness as Gutsy Walk's Local Honorary Chair
You're on a plane and the seatbelt light flashes, out for your first date with someone special, or in the middle of a career-changing job interview...Those sound exciting, but what if at any moment, t...
May 8, 2022
Workplace safety "everybody's problem" the message at Steps for Life Walk
In an instant -- one that Karen Poirier never could've anticipated, but certainly hoped would never come -- she and eight-year-old daughter Kira were physically without their husband and father foreve...
May 7, 2022
Red Deer RCMP announce new Officer in Charge
Acting City Manager Sarah Tittemore has announced that Superintendent Holly Glassford has been selected as the new Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Red Deer RCMP detachment. Glassford, who has been the ...
May 6, 2022
Temporary change in hours for Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will operate on temporarily reduced hours on Friday, May 6, due to an unexpected gap in physician coverage as a result of illness. Officials w...
May 5, 2022
Two Rebels and Olds native, Charlie Wright, named to NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings
The Western Hockey League has announced that 53 WHL players, including two from the Red Deer Rebels, have been named to NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft. The Final Ran...
May 5, 2022
Red Dress Day event about building hope, says one community grandmother
A red hand painted on her face.A red skirt in memoriam.Hope in her heart.Her feet pounding the pavement with others'.Donna Bishop, a mentor and kokum -- or grandmother -- at the Red Deer Native Friend...
May 5, 2022
Shalom Counselling hosting dog fashion show for mental health
Shalom Counselling Centre is hosting a new fundraiser this year in hopes of raising mental health awareness.The event is called Dogs on the Catwalk, and it is happening June 4 at the Bower Ponds Stage...
May 5, 2022
Empathy key as CMHA marks 71st Mental Health Week
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is marking Mental Health Week May 2-8, and this year the theme is empathy.According to Merriam-Webster, empathy means: the action of understanding, being ...
May 5, 2022
Rebels head into second round playoff series with Oil Kings as underdogs
The Red Deer Rebels may be the underdogs against the Edmonton Oil Kings in the next round of the WHL playoffs but they aren't seeing that as a bad thing."It just goes to show that we're going to play ...
May 4, 2022
United Way Central Alberta announces new CEO
United Way Central Alberta has announced the appointment of Chelsea O'Donoghue as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 2, 2022. Officials say Chelsea O'Donoghue is no stranger to United Way supporte...
May 4, 2022