Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Three big events may be coming to Red Deer over next two years
Red Deer should be expecting three new events coming to the city within the next two years.City council approved at Monday's meeting $95,000 in sponsorship funding to be distributed for the three occa...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney interviewed by RCMP in criminal probe tied to 2017 leadership race
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has been interviewed by RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership contest...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney urges Ottawa to cancel planned federal carbon tax increase in April
Premier Jason Kenney calls it an "April Fool's Day prank" that is not funny.The federal government is set to increase the carbon tax to $50 per tonne on Friday, April 1.Kenney announced the following ...
Mar 28, 2022
Alberta and three other provinces release strategic plan on small modular reactors
The governments of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have teamed up on a strategic plan for the development and use of small modular reactors (SMRs).SMRs are scalable nuclear reactors t...
Mar 28, 2022
Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics recap
In the final weekend of competition this season, there were many memorable performances by Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics teams. The RDP Kings and Queens Volleyball squads won bronze at the Canadian C...
Mar 28, 2022
Grande Prairie's Angie Crerar to meet with Pope Francis on truth and reconciliation
Grande Prairie's Angie Crerar is in Rome this week as part of the delegation of residential school survivors and Indigenous leaders in seek of an apology from Pope Francis for the role of the Catholic...
Mar 28, 2022
Fighting inside: Red Deerian recounts cousin's experience in Ukranian militia
Alex packs his bag in the morning for his two week hitch at the oil rig: clothes, cell phone charger, a few snacks for the road, and kisses his wife and two girls goodbye in Red Deer. At the same time...
Mar 28, 2022
Red Deer firefighters donate 53 sets of gear to Ukraine
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) is sending 53 sets of firefighting clothing to Ukraine.On the back underneath 'RDES,' the jackets bear a message written in Ukrainian, reading 'Glory to Ukraine and ...
Mar 26, 2022
RDP Queens win first ACAC title in six years
For the first time in six years, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens hockey team are ACAC champions.Dylan Norrie scored the lone goal and game-winner at 5:48 of the third period, unassisted, on Friday nig...
Mar 26, 2022
Red Deer restaurants lose sight of extra sales on UCP voting day
Restaurants in Red Deer are no longer seeing April 9th as a profitable opportunity after the United Conservative Party (UCP) vote was moved from in-person to a mail-in ballot. The vote regarding Premi...
Mar 25, 2022