Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
Red Deer with 1,002 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta Health is reporting 1,002 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer as of Jan. 9, up by 299 active cases from Jan. 6.That brings the total number of coronavirus cases identified in the city since t...
Jan 10, 2022
Province to provide update on COVID-19
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide an update on COVID-19 today and the ongoing work to protect public health.The news conference with Dr. Deena Hinshaw will begin at roughly 3:30 p...
Jan 10, 2022
By-Election Day in Blackfalds
Municipal By-Election Day is underway in the town of Blackfalds today.Advance voting took place last week at the Civic Cultural Centre, with election day voting taking place in Council Chambers from 1...
Jan 10, 2022