Lacombe

We had so much fun visiting Mrs. Sim’s Grade 1 Class for Classroom of the Month today!  

Before heading to the Clive School, we loaded up the station vehicle with prizes from our wonderful sponsors and made a quick stop at Boston Pizza Lacombe to grab lunch for the class.  

Unfortunately, Sunny was feeling Cloudy today and had to take a sick day, but that didn’t damper any of the students' spirits.  

On Nov. 18, just after 2 p.m., the Ponoka RCMP received a report of a suspicious person in a rural field being chased by local residents.

RCMP located and arrested a male who had been detained by a local resident after throwing a knife at them.

Police then received a report of a shooting in the same area.

On Nov. 15, at approximately 7:43 p.m., the Red Deer RCMP Downtown Patrol Unit were conducting proactive patrols when a vehicle was seen with a stolen licence plate in the area of Gaetz Avenue and 50th Street.

Through an investigation, officers identified a passenger in the vehicle who had outstanding warrants.

The suspect attempted to flee, but was arrested. 

During a search, an improvised loaded handgun and a knife were discovered on the suspect. 

Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.

A jury deliberated for about an hour Friday before convicting two men on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.

Steve Shand of Florida and Harshkumar Patel, an Indian national arrested in Chicago, were each found guilty on all four counts they faced related to bringing unauthorized people into the U.S., transporting them and profiting from it.

Alberta’s government is bringing together passenger rail experts from across the world to share best practices and inform the province’s Passenger Rail Master Plan.

As part of the development of the plan, Alberta’s government is hosting a one-day forum to provide an opportunity for Alberta communities, industry and experts to collaborate and share information on passenger rail opportunities and challenges. 

The forum includes experts from Ontario, Quebec, California, Italy, Spain and Japan who are involved in passenger rail procurement, governance and operations. 

The Red Deer Rebels have added defenceman Dmitri Toporowski ('04) to their roster as an affiliate player.

Toporowski was selected by Prince Albert at the 2021 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft and began this season with the La Ronge Ice Wolves (SJHL) where he has 9 points and 50 PIM in 16 games.

The Rebels are back in action Saturday night at Peavey Mart Centrium against the Victoria Royals. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

The Town of Ponoka’s Waste Transfer Station has been honoured with the Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) 2024 Collection Site Award of Excellence.   

Town staff received the award at an Alberta CARE Recycling Conference in Bonnyville.  

Sandra Lund, Town of Ponoka Chief Administrative Officer said the award is well-deserved.  

Charlene Nielson and Lance Aloisio are $100,000 richer, after checking their Western 649 ticket and Extra from the Oct. 2 draw.  

Nielson said she took the ticket to the cashier, stunned, and asked her to check it again.  

“When I realized it was real, I wanted to tell someone,” she said. “Then I realized I’d left my cell phone at home, so I couldn’t call anyone to tell them.”   

Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services (FWES) is currently investigating a suspected poaching incident involving bull elk in the southeast corner of Rumsey Natural Area. 

No further details are available.

Anyone with information about this incident can call the Report-a-Poacher line at 1-800-642-3800 or online at: www.alberta.ca/report-poacher.aspx. 

Reports can be made anonymously.