Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

A special air quality statement is in effect for the Red Deer area.Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) notes smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility,ECCC...

Red Deer RCMP are investigating another case of trespassing and mischief at Sunnybrook Farm Museum. The incident took place just after midnight on Sunday, June 8. Five or six youth can be seen on secu...

The City of Red Deer has announced adjustments to its mowing program to reflect seasonal conditions and operational flexibility.The adjustments made are within the approved 2025 budget and effective i...

The Red Deer District Chamber of Commerce is urging the City of Red Deer to explore all governance options for the city's electric utility before moving forward with the proposed Municipally Controlle...

This year's annual Tim Horton's smile cookie campaign sold approximately 40,000 cookies and raised $80,773 locally to donate in benefit of the Reading College, a life-changing literacy program for Gra...

The Town of Sylvan Lake has made N95 masks available for residents to combat the smoke blowing in from the ongoing wildfires throughout Alberta.The masks, donated by the Canadian Red Cross, are free f...

EDMONTON - Sixteen-year-old Roha Akram was skeptical when teachers in Calgary announced a cellphone ban during the first assembly of the school year. "I was like, 'No one's going to follow this,'" the...

The Red Deer Canadian Legion Branch No. 35 commemorated the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday.On this day in 1944, thousands of Canadian soldiers landed at Juno Beach in Normandy, France.According t...

A local man charged in a pair of incidents involving a knife in downtown Red Deer last year has been sentenced on one of those matters. Drake Edward Davidson, 19, was sentenced to 45 days in prison, 1...

Fourteen months after it launched, Red Deer RCMP are giving the community an update on how successful their participation in the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP) has been. The provincial gover...