Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer RCMP respond to alleged stabbing in Eastview
Red Deer RCMP are looking for a suspect following an alleged stabbing incident in the Eastview neighbourhood Thursday morning.At 7:52 a.m., Mounties received a report of a stabbing victim outside of t...
May 1, 2025
Alberta's Smith says she doesn't see 'an appetite' for provincial pension plan
The idea of Alberta opting out of the Canada Pension Plan isn't going anywhere -- at least for now.Premier Danielle Smith says she won't be putting the creation of a provincial pension plan to a refer...
May 1, 2025
Alberta seeks court ruling on constitutionality of Ottawa's clean electricity plan
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is seeking a court ruling on the constitutionality of Ottawa's clean electricity grid regulations. The regulations were finalized late last year and lay out a plan to d...
May 1, 2025
Indigenous chiefs call for Alberta Premier Smith to stop stoking separatism talk
EDMONTON - Two First Nations chiefs are accusing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of "attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis" and are calling on her to stop stoking the fires of separatism. S...
May 1, 2025
Annual Financial Report paints challenging picture of Red Deer's fiscal health
Although Red Deer outperformed its budgeted plan for 2024, the Annual Financial Report shows its reserve position remains under pressure and work needs to be done to secure the city's financial future...
Apr 30, 2025
Two central Alberta MPs, Calkins and Bailey, reflect, make predictions after 2025 federal election
Blaine Calkins and Burton Bailey have the same "bittersweet" taste in their mouths, like many other Conservative MPs, after being elected in this week's federal vote which saw the Liberals earn a mino...
Apr 30, 2025
'A light in the community': Dr. Sarah Walton and her mother Lucy killed in crash near Eckville
Dr. Sarah Walton, a beloved local physician-in-training, and her mother, Lucy Walton, have been identified as the two Rocky Mountain House women killed in a crash west of Sylvan Lake on Monday. The Ro...
Apr 30, 2025
Chinook's Edge says contract termination with Penhold library shouldn't impact operations
The Penhold and District Library is "deeply disappointed" to have their contract with Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) terminated, but Shawn Russell, Associate Superintendent of Corporate Service...
Apr 30, 2025
Safe Harbour Emergency Shelter granted operation extension to May 1, 2026
Red Deer's Emergency Homeless Shelter, run by Safe Harbour, has received council approval to continue operating out of its current Cannery Row location for one more year, provided it adheres to certai...
Apr 29, 2025
Sylvan Lake town council approves budget, tax rate bylaw
Sylvan Lake town council has approved the municipal budget and property tax bylaw for 2025.The budget now takes account for an 8.5 per cent increased in assessed values, which is higher than the estim...
Apr 29, 2025