Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer Polytechnic celebrates partnership with NXL Technologies
In December, Red Deer Polytechnic was proud to host owners of NXL Technologies (formerly Nexus Energy Technologies) in a long-awaited tour of the Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing (CIM-TAC), whic...
Feb 23, 2022

Premier to host meeting of Alberta's Ukrainian community
Premier Jason Kenney will convene a meeting with leaders of Alberta's Ukrainian community on Wednesday to discuss how Alberta can provide support to the Ukrainian people against Russian aggression and...
Feb 23, 2022

Premier to make health system capacity announcement for Red Deer
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will make an announcement Wednesday morning on building health system capacity for the future in Red Deer.The announcement will take place at the Gary W. Harris Centre and...
Feb 23, 2022

Province releases estimated COVID numbers following long weekend
PROVINCIAL NUMBERS*Update for February 22, 2022: Full reporting is unavailable due to technical issues. Estimated numbers will be provided today and full reporting will resume tomorrow, including a da...
Feb 22, 2022

Jobs and health care focus of Alberta throne speech
Provincial government officials say Albertans will benefit from legislation this spring to help create jobs, improve health care, keep streets safe and support the most vulnerable.Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakha...
Feb 22, 2022

Finding unity in division: RCMP officers and Coutts protesters
It did not take two weeks to flatten the curve, but it did take just over two weeks for protests to end in Coutts, Alberta.While streets are just beginning to clear in Ottawa, it's exactly one week th...
Feb 22, 2022

Kenney to make announcement Saturday about pandemic reopening plan
Albertans should know on Saturday if the province will go ahead with the second phase of its pandemic reopening plan.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says that's the day he'll announce a decision.Kenney s...
Feb 22, 2022

Bail denied for protest leader from Alberta
Update at 7:30 am MST February 22OTTAWA - Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the anti-vaccine mandate protests in Ottawa, has been denied bail.An Ontario court judge issued the decision in Otta...
Feb 22, 2022

Alberta UCP government readies throne speech for start of busy legislative session
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's United Conservative government is getting ready for a speech from the throne to open a legislative session that could be like no other.Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani is expected to de...
Feb 22, 2022

Temporary hours for Advanced Ambulatory Care Service in Sylvan Lake
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be temporarily closed the morning of Feb. 22, due to a gap in physician coverage. Officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) say the Se...
Feb 21, 2022