Lacombe

The Red Deer City Council completed three more days of deliberation for their 2024 operating and capital budget. They’ve updated the approved budget to include a tax increase of 6.15 per cent which will result in a tax revenue increase of $9.3 million.  

Thursday afternoon, a new statue was unveiled in the food court entrance at Bower Place Shopping Centre. The statue was placed in houour of the four RCMP officers killed in Mayerthorpe, in March of 2005.

This statue was erected as a replacement for the previous memorial that had been damaged over the years.

The original memorial was put in place after four officers, Brock Myrol, Anthony Bordon, Leo Johnston, and Peter Schiemann were shot and killed while attending an investigation on a property near Mayerthorpe.

Sundre RCMP and the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit were investigating a death in Mountain View County.

Murder charges have now been laid.

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Libraries are celebrating Family Literacy Day with a variety of activities for families to enjoy this Saturday (Jan. 27). 

The goal of Family Literacy Day is to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in literacy-related activities as a family, the ABC Life Literacy Canada website said. 

6:06PM January 25, 2024:

The incident has been cleared and is no longer causing delays. 

4:34 PM January 25, 2024:  

The Lacombe Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services are on the scene of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 2A south of Lacombe heading south towards Blackfalds.  

Central Albertans can look forward to some warm temperatures in the coming days. Alysa Pederson, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment Canada says there’s a change in the jet stream that will mean warmer weather for our area.  

Considering extreme cold was in the forecast not too long ago, Pederson explains what is happening.  

The Town of Rocky Mountain House is looking to fill one vacant councillor position with a by-election on Februay 26, 2024.

If you are interested in running visit www.rockymtnhouse.com/m/elections to download the Handbook for Candidates.

The last day to file a nomination is Monday, January 29th, 2024 at noon.

Advanced voting will take place on February 8th and 24th. Election day is February 26th. 

All Canadian citizens, 18 year of age or older, who have resided within the Town of Rocky Mountain House for at least six months prior to nomination day can run.

By the end of 2024, there will be 103 Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy care clinics in Alberta, increasing the number of clinics by 44 in the province. The expansion represents a $77-million investment by the Canadian pharmacy retailer into the province.

Premier Smith said that the expansion will help alleviate the burden on the province's healthcare system.

The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) have made another statement following the announcement that five teams have decided to join the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) over the weekend. These teams that have decided to join the BCHL for the 2024-2025 season include the Blackfalds Bulldogs, Brooks Bandits, Okotoks Oilers, Sherwood Park Crusaders, and the Spruce Grove Saints.  

The announcement includes some game cancellations for the league.