Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The shifting economics of agriculture, mental health among farmers, and the landscape in which younger agrarians are set to take over the sector... Those topics and more made up the agenda at the 2025...

Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.A legislature committee unanimously granted the funding at a me...

Sylvan Lake town council unanimously has approved its 2026 interim operating budget of $20 million.Council made the decision during its regular council meeting on Tuesday.However, this is not the fina...

The Western Hockey League announced this week it and the Vancouver Giants will host the first ever Prospects Game this Feb. 18, in Langley, B.C.The inaugural event is all-star-esque, with the best pla...

Alberta's auditor general says the province needs a new framework for measuring and monitoring health-care system performance.Doug Wylie made the recommendations in a new report.The suggestion comes a...

Blackfalds town council isn't so sure about wanting to see the municipality's lumped into a much larger provincial constituency, as proposed by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission.Albertans, m...

The Downtown Business Association says they will cease operations by the end of 2025 because the board of directors determined they are no longer able to operate sustainably under the current financia...

The Town of Sylvan Lake could potentially explore the possibility of becoming a city.At Tuesday's regular council meeting, a notice of motion was brought forward by councillor Tim Mearns for council t...

Alberta's government has made last-minute changes to a bill after the province's chief electoral officer warned it would impede the independence of his office.The proposed legislation would makes nume...

The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca indicates Red Deer currently has among the lowest rental rates in the country. In December, Red Deer placed 55th among 60 Canadian cities included in th...