Lacombe

On April 19, the Drayton Valley RCMP responded to a complaint of a home invasion with a firearm in Drayton Valley, with the victim having been transported to the Drayton Valley hospital.

While police members were gathering information about this complaint, RCMP were dispatched to a secondary complaint of a male that had been stabbed multiple times at a rural property in Brazeau, County.

After a thorough investigation, police determined that the two events were related and perpetrated by the same suspects.

Statistics Canada is forecasting 232,180 acres, a 20 per cent decrease from last year, but traders question the estimate’s accuracy

Canaryseed brokers and traders think acres this year will be larger than Statistics Canada is indicating.

“Definitely acres are going up, not down,” said David Nobbs, a trader with Bornhorst Seeds.

Statistics Canada is forecasting 232,180 acres of the crop, a 20 per cent decrease from last year.

“I don’t even know why they’re involved in this crop. The numbers that come out are just always wrong,” said Nobbs.

Red Deer Rebels owner, president and general manager Brent Sutter announced that the club has completed a trade with the Seattle Thunderbirds. 

The Rebels have acquired forward Zane Torre from the Thunderbirds in exchange for a fourth-round pick at the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft (via Everett) and a conditional fourth-round pick at the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.   

It’s National Soil Conservation Week, and today is Earth Day.  

Farmers and ranchers play a very important role in soil conservation and helping to improve the health of our soil.  

Over the years, producers have modified some of their practices as a way to improve the soil.

One of Lacombe’s festivals will not be held this year. 

Lacombe Regional Tourism has withdrawn from the Culture and Harvest Festival held annually at the Lacombe and District Agricultural Grounds in late September.  

City council directed administration to take no action regarding the festival during their April 14th meeting. 

The other two options would have been for administration to create a project plan or to find a community partner to sponsor the event. 

Councilor Scott Dallas voiced his opinion on the cancellation. 

As Lacombe Golf and Country Club opens its 100th season, staff are welcoming a spring snowfall that may come as a surprise to some.

“Unpopular opinion—it is slightly welcomed,” said head professional Weston Gillett. “Like any type of moisture you can get in April, will kind of help the course long term, which is great.”

Despite colder temperatures and temporary course closures, Gillett said the snow is more of a benefit than a setback.

The occasional spring snowfall is not unusual for Western Canada, bringing additional moisture prior to seeding.

Parts of southern Alberta including areas around Calgary, Olds, Airdrie, Beiseker and Three Hills received another blast of winter over the weekend, with more snow overnight making travel challenging.

Meteorologist Drew Lerner with World Weather Inc says a significant snowstorm is going to continue to occur in the southeast part of Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba today with some other areas seeing some light snow or rain.

On Saturday, April 12, a total of $15,000 in grants were awarded to student artists in the Wolf Creek School Division, as well as to recipients of the Art Endowment Grant in Lacombe and Lacombe County. The awards were funded through the interest earned from investments in the Arts Endowment Fund, managed by the Community Foundation of Central Alberta.

Tourism Red Deer has launched a new marketing campaign aimed at encouraging travelers to explore more than just the usual pit stop along Highway 2. The “Highway 2 More!” campaign is designed to highlight the range of attractions and experiences that the Red Deer region has to offer, inviting visitors and locals to venture beyond the highway’s main routes.

Central Alberta drivers are being urged to watch for slippery conditions this week as a typical spring freeze-thaw cycle takes hold.

Even though the weather is warming and skies are mostly clear, the daily cycle of snow melting during the day and freezing again at night could create hazardous road conditions, particularly in areas with lingering snowpack.

Natalie Hazel, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the risk lies not in new precipitation, but in what’s already on the ground.