Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
Investigation underway into possible privacy breach on Alberta's vaccine records website
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has reported a possible privacy breach on its COVID-19 vaccine records website.A technical issue on the site residents can use to access their updated proof of...
Nov 26, 2021
Intense weather systems head for B.C. as province reopens, repairs major road routes
VICTORIA - Rainstorms of increasing intensity are forecast to hit British Columbia over the coming days, prompting warnings for people to be prepared to evacuate floodwaters if necessary. Public Safet...
Nov 26, 2021
Red Deer down to 132 active cases of COVID-19
CENTRAL ZONERed Deer has 132 active cases of COVID-19, down 13 from Wednesday.Meantime, recoveries in Red Deer rose by 15 to 9,162, as the total number of COVID-19 cases attributed to Red Deer rose by...
Nov 25, 2021
UPDATED: Multi-tractor trailer crash on QEII causes fatality
A person is sadly deceased following a major multi-vehicle collision on the QEII Highway Thursday morning.RCMP say the crash occurred at about 6:15, northbound at the Crandall overpass near Ponoka.Pre...
Nov 25, 2021
Smile Cookies raised over $38,000 in Red Deer this year
Red Deerians consumed 38,671 Tim Hortons Smile Cookies this past September. That same dollar amount -- $1 per cookie from every Tim's across Canada -- supports local charities.Red Deer locations have ...
Nov 25, 2021
Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit charge male with first-degree murder in Red Deer
A Drayton Valley man has been charged in the death of a Red Deer man earlier this month.On Nov. 14, at 3:05 p.m., Red Deer RCMP received a request to attend a residence in the area of 58 Avenue and 69...
Nov 25, 2021