Lacombe

Crews were called to a large grassfire in Wetaskiwin County on Monday afternoon.

The fire, which can be seen from the QE2 Highway, is happening near Kisipatnahk School. Both fire and police services are on scene.

So far, there have been no reports of damage to structures or a cause of the fire.

This story will be updated once more information is available.

With Spring seeding approaching farmers are finalizing their seeding plans and lining up crop inputs like fertilizer.

Matthew Krutzfeldt, the senior fertilizer merchant with Federated Co-op says buying fertilizer in the spring can prove costly because it's harder to bring product up through NOLA as it won't get here in time.

Just after 11:00 am on Monday, March 18th, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for most parts of Alberta including Central Alberta.

A significant change in weather is coming this week, with cooler temperatures and 15 to 25 cm of snow possible.

On Tuesday, a cold front sweeping south through Alberta will bring temperatures down to below zero.

On Tuesday evening, snowfall will begin for parts of western and southern Alberta. Snowfall will intensify on Wednesday, and continue until early Friday morning.

The topics of the Red Deer Public Schools Board March 13 meeting included identifying priorities in the three-year capital plan, a learning services report, and Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Improve Teams taking home medals. 

Here are the meeting highlights:  

Three-Year Capital Plan 

On Saturday, March 16th, Football Alberta presented many awards to top coaches, officials, and volunteers involved in football over past seasons.

The award ceremony was held at The University of Alberta Campus as part of the Golden Bear Football Coaches Clinic.

Among those awarded was Gino Castellan a former coach at Notre Dame High School in Red Deer. 

Here is what was written as part of the award ceremony:

The Godfather of Football in Central Alberta, Gino Castellan has been a major contributor to football in Alberta for over 30 years. 

The provincial government shared preliminary designs of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre redevelopment project with central Albertans during a public information session last week. 

Along with preliminary design drawings, attendees were shown a video simulating a flyover of the new patient tower and power plant.   

Project representatives were also on hand to speak about the project.   

Lacombe County is hosting their 7th Annual Spring Tune Up event this Thursday, March 21st at The Lacombe Memorial Centre.

This is an event for anyone interested in their health, the environment, and farm safety. It is a free event, which will feature a variety of health, environmental and safety professionals.

A note to Red Deer drivers, a portion of Taylor Drive south of 43 Street will be closed for two weeks as City crews work on Waskasoo Creek.

From Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 22, the right hand turning lane onto 43 Street will not be accessible. Pedestrians will still be able to cross Taylor Drive at the south crosswalk to 43 Street. 

Drivers are reminded to slow down when approaching or driving in construction areas and obey all signs. Your patience and cooperation is greatly appreciated. 

After losing game one on Friday night in Lacombe, The Devon Barons showed Saturday night why they are the NCHL North Division Champions.

The Barons beat the Generals Saturday, at home, to tie the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.

It looked like Lacombe was ready to win with two unanswered goals in the first period from Colin Zimmer and Jamie Johnson. But Devon would come back with two of their own to tie the game midway through the second. Tyrell Bourk would then get the go ahead goal with just 1:34 left in the middle frame to put the Generals back on top.

The County of Stettler has announced it's list of road bans that will go into effect Monday, March 18th, 2024.

These will begin at 12:00 pm.