Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Freedom Convoy met by large crowd at Gasoline Alley
An initiative calling on Ottawa to ditch vaccine mandates for truckers wishing to cross the international border, rolled into Gasoline Alley near Red Deer over the weekend.Freedom Convoy 2022, passed ...
Jan 24, 2022
Red Deer mayor and council pleased by announcement of third-party review of ambulance dispatch
Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston issued the following statement Monday regarding the Alberta government's announcement of an advisory committee being created to address emergency medical services pressures...
Jan 24, 2022
Province to aid EMS response times with new action plan
EDMONTON, AB - An action plan from the Alberta Government will attempt to lessen Emergency Response Times.The government statement reads:"In response to growing demand for EMS services across Alberta,...
Jan 24, 2022
Retired justice to probe Madu phone call
A former Alberta justice will investigate the controversial phone call made by suspended provincial justice minister Kaycee Madu and is to report her findings to the government by Feb. 15.Retired Cour...
Jan 24, 2022
Province to announce plans to address emergency medical services pressures
Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta Health Services officials will announce measures today to address demands on the emergency medical services system.Participants include:Jason Copping, Ministe...
Jan 24, 2022
Rebels lose feisty affair to Warriors
Following a 5-2 win over the Hurricanes in Lethbridge Friday night, the Red Deer Rebels lost a hard-fought battle to the Moose Jaw Warriors on home ice at the Peavey Centrium Saturday night.The Rebels...
Jan 23, 2022
Enhance Energy announces Origins Project, a carbon sequestration hub in central Alberta
Enhance Energy, operator of Alberta's largest Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) initiative and founding partner of the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) Project, has plans for a new world-s...
Jan 22, 2022
AACP not in support of decriminalization of personal possession
Officials with the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP) say they do not currently support the decriminalization of illicit drugs, without the required supports being in place. The organizati...
Jan 22, 2022
CAPRA determining priorities moving forward
Reconvening to rebuild was the goal of a meeting held through Zoom by the Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance (CAPRA) this week.Those in attendance on Wednesday included groups of service provi...
Jan 22, 2022
Rebels beat Hurricanes in Friday night tilt
A rough start to the week on Monday was all the Red Deer Rebels needed to light a fire Friday night en route to 5-2 win over the Hurricanes at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge.The Rebels started strong ...
Jan 21, 2022