Lacombe

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of "horrifying violence" perpetrated by gangs in Haiti.

Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

Kenya is leading a multinational security mission to restore order after gangs drove out the former prime minister with targeted attacks earlier this year.

A transition council is now leading the nation, with the goal of holding elections next year.

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A man uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain while walking on the Stanley Park seawall across the water from downtown Vancouver, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Update:

On Oct. 25, at 3:44 p.m., the Wetaskiwin RCMP advised that the scene was clear. 

Original story:

On Oct. 25, at 2:08 p.m., the Wetaskiwin RCMP were on the scene of a single vehicle collision involving a school bus on Highway 2 at Highway 13.

A school bus went off the road, and was affecting traffic in the right hand lane of Highway 2 south bound.

The bus driver sustained minor injuries.

No children were on board at the time of the collision.

The final touches are being made to the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex in Lacombe in preparation for the Pan Continental Curling Championships, which get underway this weekend. 

"The arena has been completely transformed into four competition sheets of curling ice and our curling club has five competition-level sheets of ice as well," said co-chair Chantelle Bowman. "Today all the teams are actually moving into the facility as well and getting settled in. We're starting our practices over on the B side as well."

Students from across the Chinook’s Edge School Division explored the skilled trades through the Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) Fuse Your Future program.  

Through the three-day program at Olds College of Agriculture and Technology, 60 Grade 9 students learned what Career and Technology Studies (CTS) courses will be available to them at the high school level.  

The non-potable water at the RV Sanitary Dump in Sylvan Lake (62 Thevenaz Industrial Trail) is shutting off on Oct. 29. 

The water is turned off to prevent damage from freezing. 

The dump stays open year-round and the water turns back on for May long 2025.

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The Town of Blackfalds and Lacombe County have reached a new Fire Services Agreement.

The new agreement is based on a fee-for-service model rather than annual support.

Over the past few years, the number of calls in Lacombe County has averaged 50 per cent.

The current revenue from Lacombe County amounts to around $68,500 per year, depending on calls. 

Barb Shepherd has been re-elected as Lacombe County Reeve for a fourth term.  

Councillors unanimously re-elected Division 3 Councillor Shepherd as Reeve during the Lacombe County Organizational Meeting on Oct. 24.  

The Blackfalds Bulldogs have acquired 2006-born goaltender Dylan Adams from the Victoria Grizzlies in exchange for Future Considerations.

Adams is a Kelowna, British Columbia product who played in one game with Battlefords North Stars this season where he posted a 2.12 goals against average and a 0.941 save percentage.

Adams had previously played for the Okanagan Rockets U18 AAA team in the BCEHL last season where he had a 4-5-0 record in 9 games played with a 3.67 goals against average.

Individuals and organizations were recognized for their contributions to Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) during the post-secondary institution’s 2024 Community Awards on Oct. 21.