Lacombe

The Red Deer Food Bank recently took to social media to showcase a dire situation of nearly empty shelves.  

Since then, the food bank has received donations from Red Deer and area residents to help fill food hampers.  

The Blackfalds Bulldogs dropped their second straight pre-season game Wednesday night in Spruce Grove, falling 5-1 to the Saints.

The Saints opened the scoring 6:44 into the game and didn't let up, adding three more to take a 4-0 lead into the first intermission.

Blackfalds was able to get on the scoreboard in the second, with Lucas McDonald netting a power play marker at 2:52.

The Saints would add another in the third to seal the 5-1 victory.

Bulldogs goalie Sam Caulfield made 28 saves, while Mikkel Christensen saved 9 of 10.

Starting on Sunday, September 15, the main gate to the Red Deer Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will be temporarily closed to the public for approximately four weeks as crews work to complete the berm project and install a new gate.

During the closure the WWTP entrance will be closed to the public and discharging to the Septic Receiving Station will not be permitted. 

Residents will have to arrange to use other facilities.

The Chinook’s Edge Board of Trustees approved a plan to allocate $1.1 million in funding from the provincial government.   

The funding is the division’s share of the $125 million distributed provincially to school divisions across Alberta to address enrollment pressures.  

With the funding, Chinook’s Edge will spend:  

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The Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) in Ponoka is looking for new members.

President Kelly Budd says the current version of the program started up in 2016. She notes they had 24 members before the pandemic but are now down to about a dozen.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his inner circle are slated to return to a federal inquiry into foreign interference in coming weeks.

A newly published provisional witness list for the next phase of the inquiry's public work indicates senior government bureaucrats and members of national security agencies will also testify.

Trudeau and key government officials took part in the commission's initial hearings earlier this year on allegations of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.

A battle is heating up between Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, as the Conservatives challenge the NDP to help them bring down the government.

Singh said Wednesday he won't be taking advice from Poilievre, while sidestepping questions about whether the NDP would vote in favour of a non-confidence motion, as Poilievre challenged him to do.

A second mental health classroom has opened in Red Deer Public Schools (RDPS).  

The new Pines Alternative School mental health classroom joins the already operating Escuela Vista Grande School and the Wetaskiwin Outreach at C.B McMurdo School classrooms.   

Through a partnership with CASA Mental Health, the provincial government is investing $70 million over three years to open 60 mental health classrooms across the province. 

Red Deer is welcoming a new family physician to the area.

Dr. Fidelis Oguejiofor is working out of The Branch Clinic. Dr. Oguejiofor will also be providing hospitalist services at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Individuals needing a family doctor can call 403-986-8600 to arrange a meet-and-greet appointment.

“Red Deer has tranquil and historic charm, and the people are friendly,” says Dr. Oguejiofor. “I am happy to be involved in providing high-quality medical care to local residents.”

Citizens of Lacombe answered the call yesterday, donating 2,060 lbs of food to the Lacombe Food Bank.

The Rotary Club of Lacombe hosted a Food Bank Drive setting up trucks at No Frills, Sobeys, and Co-op.

In addition, $572.50 in cash donations was collected.

If you weren't able to make it to the Food Bank Drive yesterday, you can still donate in person at the Lacombe Food Bank. 

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Tuesday 1-4 pm
Wednesday 1-4 pm
Thursday 6-8 pm
Friday 1-3 pm
Closed Saturday - Monday