Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer rental rates edge lower in March, but still higher than last year
The city of Red Deer continues to have some of the lowest rental rates in the country, according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca.On the list of 35 Canadian cities included in the Ma...
Apr 18, 2022
Local home sales trending upward
Home sales in Red Deer continued their upward trend in the month of March.According to the latest market update from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 204 units sold in Red Deer ...
Apr 18, 2022
Rebels ready to battle Brandon in first round of WHL playoffs
The Red Deer Rebels are ready to drop the puck on their opening series of the 2021-2022 WHL playoffs against the Brandon Wheat Kings.Beginning Friday, April 22, the 45-19-2-2 Rebels who finished third...
Apr 18, 2022
UFA official says 2022 will be "a tough year to negotiate" for farmers
An official with UFA says 2022 will be a very tough year to negotiate for farmers.Vice President of Petroleum and Innovation Don Smith says all input prices are increasing."Now, commodity prices have ...
Apr 18, 2022
ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation
EDMONTON - Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation grou...
Apr 18, 2022
An inside look at Patrick Brown's pitch for selling Conservative party memberships
OTTAWA - An apology to the Tamil community, improving cricket infrastructure, and putting a visa office in Kathmandu are just some of the promises Patrick Brown has made in hopes of becoming the next ...
Apr 18, 2022
Rebels drop season finale, and, "no one is satisfied," says coach ahead of playoffs
The Red Deer Rebels have had a playoff spot pretty well locked up for several weeks, and after Saturday night, they can finally look forward to playing their first post-season game in a few years.Red ...
Apr 16, 2022
Rebels' Brent Sutter remembers former Isles teammate and legend Mike Bossy
Brent Sutter recalls speaking to former teammate and now the late Mike Bossy last November."That was around when he was first diagnosed," he says of Bossy's fight against lung cancer. "He told me he w...
Apr 16, 2022
Stettler resident charged with manslaughter
Stettler RCMP are investigating a homicide in the east central Alberta town.Mounties say they received a report of a deceased person at a home on 50A Avenue in Stettler on April 14.Police have charged...
Apr 16, 2022
Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65
Mike Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. The Islanders and TVA Spor...
Apr 15, 2022