Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta unions call for circuit-breaker COVID-19 lockdown, premier says no
EDMONTON - The leaders of Alberta's largest public and private sector unions are calling for drastic lockdown measures immediately to fight the spiralling COVID-19 Omicron variant.The leaders are call...
Jan 12, 2022
Adopt-A-Family program leads to Christmas miracles
It was like a scene from a movie: a single mother walking outside in the snow with her two children towards the women's shelter they were staying at. Looking down on the ground, she finds a postcard f...
Jan 12, 2022
Radiologists warn of growing backlog in medical imaging due to COVID-19 pandemic
Radiologists are warning that Canadian hospitals are in serious need of more equipment and staff to deal with medical imaging backlogs that the country was already facing before the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jan 12, 2022
Trustees postpone board meeting due to COVID staffing challenges
With expected staffing challenges in the days ahead across Red Deer Public Schools as a result of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the Board of Trustees has postponed its regular public meeting sched...
Jan 11, 2022
Red Deer County council writes off $1.4 million in bad debt for 2021
Red Deer County council has approved a recommendation to write off a bad debt expense for 2021 of $1,448,009.80 as a result of uncollectable property taxes from oil and gas properties.For the second y...
Jan 11, 2022
Court rejects injunction to delay new rules for supervised drug-use sites
An Alberta judge has dismissed an injunction that would have delayed the implementation of new rules for supervised drug-use sites.Starting Jan. 31, clients will be asked to show health-care numbers, ...
Jan 11, 2022
Service disruptions at City of Red Deer due to rising staff illnesses
The City of Red Deer is advising citizens of service disruptions caused by a steep rise in staff illness. These disruptions may stretch over the course of several weeks, as the City notes the inabilit...
Jan 11, 2022
Town of Blackfalds announces unofficial Municipal By-Election results
The Town of Blackfalds has announced the unofficial results of its 2022 Municipal By-Election held on Jan. 10.Edna Coulter - 108 votes, declared elected.Ray Olfert - 49 votesWill Taylor - 32 votesTown...
Jan 11, 2022
Transitional housing: council approves pilot project to reduce shelter usage
In a special meeting on Monday, all members of council approved a six-month immediate transitional housing pilot project, aimed at reducing the inflow to shelters by increasing the shift to permanent ...
Jan 10, 2022
AHS updates COVID-19 PCR testing eligibility
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is changing the eligibility for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19.Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Monday that...
Jan 10, 2022