Lacombe

Over 80 walkers strutted through Red Deer’s downtown in high heels for the 23rd annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event.

The funds raised from yesterday's (Sept.18) walk will be used to support Central Albertans experiencing gender-based or domestic violence.    

On Sept. 18, the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit arrested 33-year-old Bradley Jerome Jerry on O’Chiese First Nation.

He was wanted for the Dec. 3, 2023, homicide of Sheridan Goodrunning on Sunchild First Nation. 

He will be taken before a Justice of the Peace to determine his release status and future court date. 

The Ponoka RCMP are inviting local residents to have Coffee with a Cop.

The local detachment is hosting an informal meet and greet on September 24 at 5 p.m. at the Ponoka Arena.

"Ponoka RCMP is dedicated to maintaining direct open lines of communication with the communities we serve. We would like to get to know area residents better, discuss your concerns and ideas about law enforcement and conversely create an opportunity for you to get to know your local police officers and discuss our duties and responsibilities," stated an RCMP news release.

There's some good news for Canada's pulse sector as industry representatives gather this week in Winnipeg for the Annual Pulse and Special Crops Convention.

India announced late last week that it would once again extend the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas until December 31st, 2024.

India originally lifted the duties on pea imports on a temporary basis in December of 2023 and has continued to issue temporary extensions since then, while the import duty exemption on lentils is in place through March 31, 2025.

The Alberta government is committing $8.6 billion to complete and open 200,000 new student spaces across the province in the next seven years.  

The rise in Alberta's population is causing strain on the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system, with student enrolment increasing at historic rates.

P&H Milling Group, a division of Parrish & Heimbecker Limited, have started construction on a new, state-of-the-art flour milling facility in Red Deer County. 

A sod-turning event earlier this month marked the start for the $241 million facility which will have the capacity to mill an estimated 750 metric tonnes of wheat daily from Western Canadian farmers.

More than a dozen soldiers were sent to hospital this afternoon after an accident at a military base in Quebec.

Capt. Hermione Wilson, a public affairs officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, says the accident took place at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.

Wilson says the accident in the base's training area involved two armoured vehicles.

She says civilian and military emergency services responded immediately to the scene.

Wilson says 16 members of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has confirmed he will ask the other opposition parties to bring down the Liberal government next week with a non-confidence motion.

A Conservative spokesperson said the motion will simply say the House has no confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government.

Now that the NDP has ended the supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals, the minority government needs to shore up support from opposition parties on a vote-by-vote basis.

After taking the summer off, the Backyard Friends Community Supper returns tonight in Lacombe at the LMC.

Doors open at 5 p.m. with a game of bingo. Supper gets underway at 5:30 p.m.

The free Community Supper will take place on the third Wednesday of every month during September, October, and November. The meal will take a break during December but is expected to return in January.

Lacombe FCSS Community Projects Coordinator Wendy Griffin says the event wouldn't be possible without the support of the community.

Sylvan Lake Gulls head coach Jason Chatwood has been named the Western Canadian Baseball League's Coach of the Year after leading his team to a regular-season wins record.

The Gulls finished the season with a 44-12 record and a President's Trophy, finishing first overall in the WCBL regular season standings in 2024.

Chatwood, who hails from Innisfail, has been the Gulls' head coach since the team entered the league in 2021. His regular season record over that time is 143-65. Sylvan Lake has advanced past the first round of the postseason each of the past three years.