Lacombe

Checking out the Prairie Cattle Marketing Report for the week ending March 29th.

Manitoba feeder steer prices ranged from an average of $457.30 per cwt for the 401 to 500-pound weights to an average of $288.25 per cwt for the 901+ weights.

Feeder heifer prices ranged from an average of $400.40 per cwt for the 401 to 500 pounds, to $264.25 per cwt for the 901+ heifers.

Saskatchewan steer prices established new all-time highs last week in the 400 to 500 weight category with an average of $497.83 per cwt, down to $293 per cwt for the 800-900 pound steers.

Brussels is playing host to foreign ministers from 32 countries this week to mark 75 years since the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

As the alliance celebrates its anniversary, it's staring down the familiar threat of an unpredictable Russia. 

It's also bracing for the prospect of another perilous situation that it has faced once before: a Donald Trump presidency. 

Some good news for residents living in the Rocky Mountain House area, as it was announced Thursday, that the renovation and expansion of the Health Centre is now complete.

At a press conference Thursday morning, it was announced that a grant for $120,000 will go to the Red Deer Regional Airport for a land development strategy. This will inform the airport about how it can leverage infrastructure and facility improvements, such as terminal expansion and airside land development. It will better position the airport as a hub for economic activity. 

This announcement came as part of a $1.13 million investment to support the development of regional airports across the province. 

Kalan Lind scored with under two seconds left in the third period for a game winning goal and a 3-1 series lead against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Over 4300 fans at The Peavey Mart Centrium were getting ready for another overtime game when Lind surprised everyone.

Red Deer would get on the scoreboard first with a short handed goal from Jhett Larson at the 8:30 mark in the first frame. Medicine Hat would then tie the game just a couple minutes later.

At 4:30 Thursday morning, April 4th, Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for many parts of Alberta including Olds, Sundre, and areas to the south of our Province.

The warning is calling for snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 30 cm expected. 

Communities like Ponoka, Lacombe, Sylvan Lake and Red Deer are not under any warnings. Our forecast is calling for snow to begin Thursday night with about 2-4 cm. Periods of snow are expected to end on Friday.

This week, hours of operation for Alberta Health Services’ local adult day support program have changed, and a new adult evening support program has launched.

Six-hour adult day support programs are still offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays but now the hours are from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The adult day support program was previously offered from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on those two days.

The new adult evening support program is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Middle school students from throughout Chinook’s Edge have had an opportunity to “Just Try-a-Trade” recently, at Olds College of Agriculture & Technology. The program, in its second year, expanded so that there would be smaller groups of students having increased hands-on learning to begin to understand their own readiness for skilled trades careers.

Students attending “Just Try-a-Trade” were exposed to careers in heavy equipment, with a tour of the Agriculture and Horticulture labs at Olds College - along with discussions about the many careers available in those fields.

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) has hit a major milestone in public fundraising.

The new Sheldon Kennedy Centre of Excellence (SKCOE), a project started by the CACAC, is nearly complete. The building, situated on the Main Campus of Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), has entered the final stage of completion. Along with construction milestones, the CACAC has also hit a major fundraising milestone, having raised $11.65 million of the $12 million dollar public fundraising goal set last year.

A Manitoba MP is trying to create an alert system to notify the public when Indigenous women go missing — an endeavour she hopes will lead to fewer deaths and more safe reunions with loved ones.

"This is a critical initiative," New Democrat MP Leah Gazan, who represents the riding of Winnipeg Centre, said last month as a House of Commons committee began studying her "Red Dress Alert" proposal.

"This is an initiative that will save lives."