Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Innisfail locals ask council to draft letter to provincial government to cancel REP
COVID-19 and the Province's Restrictions Exemption Program came under fire at the Town of Innisfail's council meeting last week.Community members called on council during their meeting Dec. 13, to dra...
Dec 21, 2021
Feds moving to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - It's the end of days for plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers in Canada. The federal government is publishing the draft regulations that will ban the manufacture, import and ...
Dec 21, 2021
Red Deer with 95 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta Health is reporting 95 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer, up six from Friday.This brings the total number of coronavirus cases identified in the city since the start of the pandemic to 9,54...
Dec 20, 2021
Think you have COVID-19 during the Omicron wave? Here's what to do
OTTAWA - Nearly two years into the pandemic, most people know what to do when they feel ill to stop the spread of COVID-19. The highly transmissible new variant has thrown some of the old rules for a ...
Dec 20, 2021
Agencies, downtown business owner respond to Red Deer MLA's op-ed on homelessness and addictions
In his latest op-ed, Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan focuses on "fairness for all."The subject at hand, as he describes it: "supporting our neighbors suffering under addictions, while respecting busi...
Dec 20, 2021
More restrictions, more boosters in provinces today as Omicron threat looms
Canada's battle to contain the Omicron variant continues on multiple fronts today, with three provinces reintroducing public health restrictions and a fourth expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine...
Dec 20, 2021
Hockey Canada withdraws from Spengler Cup due to COVID-19 concerns
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has withdrawn its team from the Spengler Cup. Canada often competes in the European club-based tournament based in Davos, Switzerland, sending a squad of Canadians selected off...
Dec 20, 2021
Rebels edge Hitmen in overtime
Despite being heavily outshot, the Red Deer Rebels earned themselves a 3-2 overtime win over the Hitmen in Calgary on Sunday. It was the second half of a home and home series with the boys from Cowtow...
Dec 19, 2021
Olympian Smith becomes world champion in Abu Dhabi
From Olympic silver medalist to world champion, Red Deer's Rebecca Smith is having herself a helluva year in the pool.Smith, whose team took home the runner-up medal in the 4x100 metre freestyle race ...
Dec 18, 2021
COVID and Omicron situation delays World Juniors pre-tournament schedule
Hockey Canada has announced that the pre-tournament schedule for the upcoming 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship has been reduced, due to the fluid pandemic situation.The changes are being made in li...
Dec 18, 2021