Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer County awarded for red tape reduction initiatives
Red Deer County has been honored as the recipient of the 2021 Minister's Award for Municipal Excellence with Special Recognition for red tape reduction (RTR) in a Rural Municipality.Officials say the ...
Sep 21, 2021
Everything old is new again after election returns virtually identical Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month. Early Tuesday, the Liber...
Sep 21, 2021
CP News Alert: Liberals to win most seats in 2021 federal election
The Canadian Press is projecting that the Liberal party will win the most seats in the 2021 federal election, giving them the best chance to form the next government.It is not yet clear whether Prime ...
Sep 20, 2021
ACAC season starts for RDP Kings and Queens
This past weekend, the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) 2021/2022 season started, and four Red Deer Polytechnic teams were in action. The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Soccer team started the ...
Sep 20, 2021
Canadians heading to the polls to choose next federal government
OTTAWA - Canada's first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians from coast-to-coast go to the polls to choose the 338 members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons. Elections Canad...
Sep 20, 2021
Red Deer Polytechnic joins other post-secondaries requiring COVID-19 vaccine
As Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) continues to safely deliver courses and services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution has identified a path forward for the Fall 2021 Term in adherence with the ...
Sep 17, 2021
City of Red Deer to adopt Provincial Restrictions Exemption Program
The City of Red Deer will adopt the provincial Restrictions Exemption Program, effective Monday, September 20, 2021. Officials say the program will apply at all City owned and operated recreation and ...
Sep 17, 2021
State of local emergency renewed in Red Deer due to COVID-19
The City of Red Deer has declared a State of Local Emergency (SOLE) as of Friday morning, in response to the surge of COVID-19 cases and strain on the healthcare system.Officials say the State of Loca...
Sep 17, 2021
Advance polling up significantly across the country
Elections Canada has released numbers showing the amount of people who voted in the upcoming election's advance polls.Advance voting took place Sept. 10-13.Below are the numbers for ridings covered by...
Sep 17, 2021
Complaint filed with Ombudsman regarding ambulance consolidation: Red Deer city council
Since July of this year, the City of Red Deer along with Lethbridge, Calgary, and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have been strongly advocating against the decision by Alberta health Service...
Sep 17, 2021