Lacombe

Lacombe and District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) has announced the launch of its 2025 FCSS Community Grant Program.

The goal is to support preventive social programs that strengthen individuals, families, and the community.

A total of $55,000 is available to non-profit organizations based in the City of Lacombe.

The deadline to apply is April 11th.

Road work is taking place Tuesday on 52 Street in Lacombe (behind the Lacombe Fire Department).

The road will be closed while work is completed.

The City will update residents throughout this temporary closure.

Click here for road updates.

One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet ministers has quit his post, saying he has broad concerns over how procurement contracts are being signed across government.

Peter Guthrie announced Tuesday he was quitting the infrastructure portfolio.

It came on the first day of the spring sitting of the legislature as Smith and her United Conservative Party government grapple with an ongoing scandal surrounding allegations of high-level arm-twisting and favouritism in multimillion-dollar health contracts.

The Sylvan Lake Municipal Library is now offering free library cards to residents of Sylvan Lake, Red Deer Country and summer villages.

Director Haley Amendt says this is something that's been in the works for a while.

"Just to make sure that library service is barrier-free so that everyone, regardless of their economic standing can borrow and use library services without feeling any financial constraints," she explained.

The Ponoka RCMP issued a report on some of the calls received between Jan. 26 and Feb. 18.  

Here are the calls:  

Jan. 26 - Police were called after a citizen reported seeing an unknown male run through their property towards two motorhomes being stored on the property. Members attended, the male was gone, and the motorhomes were not damaged or touched.  

Chinook’s Edge School Division is excited about the positive impact that a pilot in the Life Skills program is having. Specifically, the pilot is underway at École Fox Run School and École H.J. Cody School in Sylvan Lake. It involves having a teacher lead the program in collaboration with educational assistants, based on a specific curriculum developed by Chinook’s Edge several years ago.

The Red Deer Public Schools (RDPS) Board of Trustees reviewed the division’s education plan, along with the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Learning Services annual report during the Feb. 12 meeting.   

Here are the meeting highlights:   

Education Plan Update Quarterly Report   

Mountain View Power has announced the launch of the Storefront Beautification Grant in Olds. 

This new initiative aims to provide funding assistance to Uptowne businesses looking to enhance and revitalize their storefronts. 

Additionally, the program supports the recent Retail Gap Analysis, which found that the Uptowne Olds area plays a key role in bringing people together, encouraging social connections, and strengthening community involvement.

The Town of Ponoka says it has implemented enhanced cybersecurity measures as a result of an incident that occurred in February of 2024.

The enhanced measures include 24/7 advanced endpoint detection and response monitoring.

On February 20, 2024, the Town learned that an unauthorized third party had gained access to a portion of its network environment and encrypted a number of the Town's IT systems. 

The following decisions were made at the Monday, February 24th, Regular City Council meeting:

CONSENT:

2025 Tax Sale Reserve Bids

• City Council has approved the 2025 tax sale reserve bids.

2025 Adopted Operating Budget and 3-Year Operating Plan