Lacombe

Red Deer City Council ceased negotiations with a private landowner regarding a site for a future permanent shelter last week.  

The decision to cease negotiations occurred as the site was determined to be cost-prohibitive based on currently committed provincial funds. The size of the site, servicing required, and environmental factors all contributed to the financial constraints, making the site unviable.  

HJ Cody High School in Sylvan Lake has added a special program and idea to help students. The school has opened up it's own student run thrift store.

A solemn parade of dignitaries and VIPs is offering condolences to the family of Brian Mulroney as the former prime minister lies in state near Parliament Hill. 

A guard of honour gingerly delivered Mulroney's flag-shrouded casket before Governor General Mary Simon entered to pay her respects. 

Simon was followed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who walked in alone before greeting family members and bowing his head at the casket. 

Early Tuesday morning, Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for Central Alberta.

Snow will begin this evening and become light Wednesday afternoon. 10 to 15 cm of snow is expected. Flurries are likely to continue through Thursday.

Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance.

It's going to be a busy weekend for The Town of Delburne as they will be hosting the U-15 Tier Three Provincials at the Delburne Ag  Arena.

Courtney Cox, the chairperson for the event says they are really excited about it. "It's a big event for Delburne. We have eight teams coming from all over Alberta. The tournament starts Thursday with our first game at 4:30, we play all day Friday and Saturday, and then the finals are on Sunday."

The teams coming to Delburne for this event are: Leduc, High Prairie, Beiseker, Elk Point, Edmonton area and Calgary area.

The Stettler Regional Fire Department (SRFD) is looking for recruits for Station number 3. This station is based out of Donalda and also covers the Red Willow area.

Ben Wiens, the SRFD Station 3 Platoon Chief says they are always looking for new recruits. "Right now we have a great group of people but can always use more. With the dry weather, we expect it to be busy for this season."

The Town of Bentley is inviting residents to a public meeting tomorrow regarding the proposed annexation of land from Lacombe County.

The proposed annexation area incorporates land in the north half of Section 23, Township 40, Range 1, West of the 5th Meridian, located to the south and east of Bentley.  

The area was the subject of the Southeast Bentley Area Structure Plan (ASP) approved by Lacombe County Council in November 2023.  

The Prairie Cattle Marketing Report covers data from  Manitoba Agriculture, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture and CanFax with all prices reported in per hundred weights.

The last report out of Manitoba showed feeder steer prices ranged from an average of $459.70 for the 401 to 500-pound weights to $291.25 for the 901 + category

Feeder heifer prices ranged from an average of $398.80 for the 401 to 500 pounds to $252.50 for the 901 + category

So, you've had time to think about it. 

Now it's time to act with our Last Chance Auction starting on Tuesday morning (Mar. 19). 

Early Monday night, Red Deer RCMP advised the public of a heavy police presence in the Riverlands area of Red Deer. 

As a result, one police officer was stabbed multiple times, and another was bitten. 

Multiple scenes which were held by police while they investigated were cleared. Red Deer RCMP would like to reassure the public that there is no danger to public safety.

Check here for the latest update.