Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
RDP extends online learning to Feb. 27
Red Deer Polytechnic is keeping most students out of the classroom until at least Feb. 27.Announced in December, the school was to begin its winter term online, with a plan to return to campus Jan. 24...
Jan 19, 2022
Council approves rezoning of Red Deer Polytechnic; more commercial uses allowed
Red Deer city council approved unanimously this week, a Land Use Bylaw for the Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) area, rezoning it into a Post-Secondary Institution (PSI) District.Council passed second and t...
Jan 19, 2022
Suspended Alberta justice minister says he's not guilty of distracted driving
Alberta cabinet minister Kaycee Madu says he understands why Premier Jason Kenney relieved him of the justice portfolio after Madu phoned Edmonton's police chief about a traffic ticket.Madu, in a seri...
Jan 19, 2022
Hospice Society raising $150,000 for new resident beds
The Red Deer Hospice Society's latest fundraising campaign is starting off with a generous donation.The society is hoping to raise $150,000 to purchase 10 new resident beds, with the Red Deer Twilight...
Jan 19, 2022
COVID hospitalizations still rising, Dr. Hinshaw announces fourth doses
Today's COVID statistics are below...With the number of COVID patients in hospital and ICU rising, the province's chief medical officer of health warned Albertans of the effects that has on the entire...
Jan 18, 2022
Red Deer home sales higher in December, year-over-year
According to the latest market report, the number of homes sales in Red Deer last month came in higher when compared with the same month last year.December's market report published by the Central Alb...
Jan 18, 2022
WATCH: Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID update Tuesday at 3:30
Albertans will be provided a live update on Tuesday about what the province is doing to protect public health amid the ongoing pandemic.Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, is the only ...
Jan 18, 2022
Average rents in Red Deer slightly higher than last year
Average rent for all property types in Red Deer was up in December to $1,112 per month, from $1,044 per month in December 2020.That according to authors of the latest National Rent Report, which also ...
Jan 18, 2022
Red Deer city council passes first reading of immunization bylaw
Red Deer city council has unanimously passed first reading of its "Council COVID-19 Immunization Policy" bylaw on elected officials at Monday's meeting. The bylaw states the goal of the policy is for ...
Jan 18, 2022
Kenney orders justice minister to step aside, orders investigation
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has relieved Justice Minister Kaycee Madu of his duties after Madu called Edmonton's police chief about a traffic ticket.Kenney says all parties agree M...
Jan 18, 2022