Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Rest and regroup into the new year, says Innisfail Mayor Jean Barclay
Innisfail Mayor Jean Barclay hopes this holiday season provides a period of rest for residents after a challenging year."It's been a lot of pressure on a lot of people and everyone's tired. Hopefully ...
Dec 30, 2021
NDP calling for clarity on return to class plan, emergency funding for schools
Alberta's NDP is calling for action to keep schools safe amid the surging fifth wave of COVID-19 being spurred by the Omicron variant.On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Alberta set a single-day record ...
Dec 30, 2021
Red Deer Games Foundation announces fall 2021 grant recipients
The Red Deer Games Foundation (RDGF) has announced recipients for the Athlete Development Grant for the fall of 2021. Officials say the grants are awarded to individuals living in Red Deer and area wh...
Dec 30, 2021
Cold front; no problem for Safe Harbour temporary shelter
The weather outside is frightful.... but there is shelter for those in need at Safe Harbour. Christmas Day brought Alberta with record-breaking cold warnings from Environment Canada reaching between -...
Dec 30, 2021 Red Deer's Cannery Row temporary shelter has been doing well in providing for the increased demand from the cold weather, according to Safe Harbour Executive Director Kath Hoffman. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Changes to "onerous" rideshare regulations irk Red Deer Uber driver
Recent changes to Red Deer's vehicle for hire regulations aren't sitting well with a local Uber driver.The driver, who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of backlash or reprisal, and whom we'll refer...
Dec 30, 2021
Rebels beat Raiders in high scoring battle
Amidst news of the cancellation of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer Wednesday, the Red Deer Rebels made it known that hockey isn't over yet in Canada with an epic 8-6...
Dec 29, 2021
Six-day update: Alberta adds record 2,775 new cases Dec. 28, doubles active caseload
PROVINCIAL NUMBERSAcross Alberta, another 10,918 new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Wednesday, as government officials shared data for the last six days.That includes the following daily case tot...
Dec 29, 2021
2022 IIHF World Junior Championship officially cancelled
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship is officially cancelled.Co-hosted by Red Deer and Edmonton, the tournament is being shelved due to multiple cases of COVID among the ten teams. Those cases have...
Dec 29, 2021
2022 World Juniors officially cancelled
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship is officially cancelled. Co-hosted by Red Deer and Edmonton, the tournament is being shelved due to multiple cases of COVID among the ten teams. Those cases hav...
Dec 29, 2021
Rebels down Blades in shootout thriller
Heading into the Christmas break on a three-game winning streak, the Red Deer Rebels returned to action Tuesday with an exciting 7-6 shootout win over the Blades in Saskatoon.In the first of a four-ga...
Dec 28, 2021