Lacombe

Innisfail RCMP responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 590 West of Range Road 265 on March 28, at 8:14 a.m.

Police located a deceased male in the south ditch of Highway 590.

A suspect has now been arrested.

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Due to gaps in physician coverage, the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) is temporarily closed today (March 28) from 7:30 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Normal business hours will resume on March 29 at 7:30 a.m. 

Patients arriving at the Sylvan Lake Community Health Centre to receive care from SLAACS during a closure will be redirected to other available care options as appropriate to their needs. 

Due to the snow Thursday, there have been reports of multiple crashes on Central Alberta roads.

RCMP advise multiple MVC's on QEII between Blackfalds and Ponoka due to icy road conditions. Drive with caution in the area.

Area highways are being reported as snow covered with icy sections.

Check out the latest road reports here

Wolf Creek Public Schools has announced two new appointments for local schools.

Ian McLaren has been appointed Principal at Bluffton School.

McLaren makes the move to Bluffton School from the principalship of Eckville Elementary School which he has been at since 2011. He has been a tremendous educator and school leader in Wolf Creek Public Schools since 2001.

Nominations for Lacombe's Volunteer of the Year Awards close tomorrow (March 29).

The City of Lacombe, Lacombe and District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), and community partners are celebrating local volunteers with the Volunteer of the Year Awards.  

The awards are a night dedicated to honouring individuals who serve as the heartbeat of the community, by recognizing the contributions they have made.   

If you are looking for an Easter themed event for the whole family, The Metis local 492, Shiny Mountains Living Community Services and Urban Aboriginal Voices Society are hosting a hunter, gatherer inspired egg hunt.

The event will run from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Rotary Park in Red Deer.

Jessica Falcon, the President of the Metis Local talks about the event. 

The Town of Sylvan Lake is expanding water conservation efforts from April to October. 

In response to a letter received from the provincial government, requesting action on drought, the town is adding two months to the annual mandatory water conservation program, and two additional hours every day.  

Mandatory water conservation measures include: 

An underground utility construction project to upgrade water, sanitary, and storm mains is starting in the Grandview neighbourhood next week.   

The upgrades will require road closures along 43A Avenue, 43 Avenue, Ross (50 Street), and 47 Street over the next several months.   

To lessen impacts to nearby residents and motorists, the project will be completed in four phases, weather permitting:  

Topics of the City of Lacombe March 25 regular council meeting included the Land Use Bylaw, Municipal Naming and Sponsorship Policy, and taxable dormitories. 

Here are the meeting highlights: 

Consent Agenda: 

Council gave first reading to Bylaw 513 – Encroachment Bylaw. 

The nominations are in for the City of Red Deer’s upcoming by-election. 

“This is history in the making,” said Jessica Robinson, Returning Officer for The City of Red Deer. “For the first time, Red Deer residents will take to the polls to fill a vacant councillor seat, and these 10 candidates have added their names on the ballot.”