Lacombe

The Town of Ponoka is offering a new Downtown Façade Improvement Program. The program encourages redevelopment and upgrades to the commercial buildings downtown Ponoka.  

Former City of Red Deer Councillor Frank Wong will be remembered Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 9). 

A funeral service will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, (4718 Ross Street) at 11 a.m., with a reception to follow. 

A live stream of the service will also be available here. Viewers are asked to join the live stream just prior to the service.  

Two days of mediation and a revised offer from Viterra last week avoided a strike.

Members of the Grain and General Services Union Local 1 and Local 2 will be voting on the revised offer in the days ahead.

The union represents 436 employees with GSU Local 1 representing operations and maintenance, while Local 2 represents Regina Head Office employees.

Update:

Candace Marie Payou has been located safe. RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.

Original Post: 

Red Deer RCMP request the public assistance in locating 43-year-old Candace Marie Payou. Candace was last seen in Red Deer on Jan 3, 2024. Red Deer RCMP are concerned for Candaces’s well-being and would like to speak to her. 

Candace is described as:

Drought relief support for livestock producers

The governments of Alberta and Canada are providing $165 million to support livestock producers affected by drought and extreme growing conditions. Applications for the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance initiative close midnight January 15, 2024.

To be eligible for the initiative, livestock producers must:

The Lacombe Curling Club will be hosting the Farmer and Farmerette’s Bonspiel this Monday, January 8. This will be the bonspiel’s 79th year in community.  

48 men’s teams and 12 ladies teams will be taking part. Traditionally, those teams would be made up of three farmers and one businessperson from the community to help encourage connections.  

The event will wrap up on Saturday with a banquet at the Lacombe Memorial Centre.  

The Town of Blackfalds says some outdoor skating venues are now open. Due to the warmer conditions, it has taken a bit longer for the ice to be ready for use.  

Skating rinks at Pine Crescent, Westridge Drive’s Riser Pond, and Willow Road are ready for use. However, the skating loop at Willow Road is unavailable.  

The outdoor lights at those locations will be on from 5 PM to 10 PM.  

Red Deer County would like to remind the County residents of the faded sign replacement program. This program remains in effect until September 30, 2024.

The replacement program is for residences within the County with addresses created before September 2015, who have not yet had their faded sign replaced.

Signs not eligible under current replacement program are:

•             Addresses for buildings created after September 2015

•             Addresses in Business Parks, Industrial Parks, and Hamlets

The Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce has finally made their draws live on Sunny 94 after another successful Passport to Christmas.  

For the first time ever, the grand prize, $3,000 in Lacombe bucks went to a non-profit organization. The Lacombe and District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) will be receiving this year’s top prize.  

The Bentley District Fire Department responded to a record-breaking number of calls in 2023

The rural fire department responded to 116 calls, a jump from 106 the previous year. 

Fire Chief Ian McLaren said the calls included wildland fires, grass fires, motor vehicle accidents, medical assists, and large structure fires.