Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Province to ramp up case investigations for international travellers amid new variant concerns
There are no confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Alberta but the province is taking steps to stop any potential spread of it from occurring.Premier Jason Kenney said 156 Albertans ha...
Nov 29, 2021
Alberta Environment comments on rare wildlife sighting in Medicine Hat area
MEDICINE HAT - A rare sighting of wildlife has popped up near Medicine Hat, one that hasn't been seen in the area for years. An amateur wildlife photographer captured pictures of a grey wolf ea...
Nov 29, 2021
Alberta health officials monitoring Omicron variant situation
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says public health officials have contacted people who've travelled from one of the southern African countries of interest for the Omicron COVID-19 variant in...
Nov 29, 2021
How a tipi in the middle of Red Deer is furthering truth and reconciliation
A quiet street in Red Deer's Michener Hill neighbourhood is where a tipi calls home.Seemingly, it's the lone one on a residential property in the city, whereas many years ago, the land on which it sit...
Nov 29, 2021
Alberta's Ombudsperson cannot investigate AHS over EMS dispatch consolidation
Alberta's ombudsperson says it's simple: she can't legally investigate a complaint by four municipalities against the consolidation of EMS dispatch.The City of Red Deer, as well as Calgary, Lethbridge...
Nov 27, 2021
AUPE claims Red Deer Hospital workers being axed while COVID-19 pandemic still rages
Officials with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) say dozens of front-line health-care workers will lose their jobs in Red Deer today (Friday, Nov. 26), as the UCP government and Alberta...
Nov 26, 2021
City of Red Deer employees petition against immunization policy
An anonymous group of City of Red Deer employees have submitted a petition against a mandatory immunization policy.The City has said Immunization Policy 2224-CA aims to relieve pressure on the local h...
Nov 26, 2021
Alberta government updates Restrictions Exemption Program
Starting Nov. 29, Alberta ski hills can operate outdoor activities without implementing the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP) and trade shows can opt into the program. Officials with the Alberta go...
Nov 26, 2021 (Photo: The Canadian Press)
UCP, NDP pledging expansion of high speed internet at Rural Municipalities Fall Convention
With the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Fall Convention wrapping up in Edmonton today, the United Conservative caucus is highlighting its party's commitment to investing $150 million into rural broad...
Nov 26, 2021
Lip Sync Battle fundraising event takes the stage
RuPaul may tell contestants to "Lip sync for your life" on his hit TV-show Drag Race, but The Outreach Centre tells Red Deerians to "Lip Sync for the lives of others." On Dec. 2, seven fierce contesta...
Nov 26, 2021