Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
WHL postpones 13 regular season games since January 5
The Western Hockey League has announced the postponement of 13 WHL regular season games over the past day as a result of multiple players and staff being added to the WHL COVID-19 Protocol List due to...
Jan 06, 2022
Next phase of support rolls out for Alberta livestock producers
Livestock producers and beekeepers can now apply for phase two of the 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance AgriRecovery initiative. In response to severe drought conditions, the governments o...
Jan 06, 2022
A new home for the price of a lottery ticket?
New year... new home? Don't scoff at that idea just yet because you may be able to win one at the price of a lottery ticket. The 2021 Red Deer Kinsmen Club Dream Home Lottery extended its deadline fro...
Jan 06, 2022
More than one million booster shots administered in Alberta
Alberta has surpassed the one million COVID-19 booster shot mark.As of January 3, more than a million Albertans had received their third vaccine dose, helping to protect them against COVID-19. Doses h...
Jan 06, 2022
The Lending Cupboard raises nearly $8,000 with Cash Calendar fundraiser
If you purchased a Cash Calendar for The Lending Cupboard's (TLC) recent fundraiser, then you may have gotten a cash related call sometime yesterday. The fundraiser's second year in a row, Cash Calend...
Jan 06, 2022
Red Deer with 523 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta Health is reporting 523 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer as of Jan. 4, up by 63 active cases from the day before.That brings the total number of coronavirus cases identified in the city si...
Jan 05, 2022
In-person classes resume Jan. 10 across Alberta
Students, parents, and teachers will not have to worry about classes being held exclusively online.Many had expressed concerns when Education Minister Adriana LaGrange extended the winter break from J...
Jan 05, 2022
Aspen Lakes West chosen as site for new Catholic elementary school in Blackfalds
Following an update provided to council at its meeting Dec. 14, the Town of Blackfalds has announced that Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) is hoping to receive funding for another elementary...
Jan 05, 2022
Province to announce update on plan to resume K-12 student learning
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange will provide an update today on a safe return to learning for Alberta students in Kindergarten to Grade 12. The news conference with Minister LaGrange and Dr. Deena...
Jan 05, 2022
Business as usual for Lacombe County in 2021
For Lacombe County, 2021 was largely business as usual, if not more, according to Reeve Barb Shepherd, of Division 3. "In the planning department, we ended up with over $90 million in estimated constr...
Jan 05, 2022