Lacombe

Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (LTCHS) hosted its third annual MegaBowl – a hockey game pitting staff against students – on March 26 at the Servus Arena in Red Deer.

The competition was friendly and a huge success, with this year’s event raising $7,023 in support of the Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter (CAWES).

The event, which brings together the school and community in a display of teamwork and school pride, was organized by LTCHS teachers Mark Graham, Ryan Hunter, and Turner Lachance.

Burton Bailey is the Conservative Party of Canada's Member of Parliament (MP) candidate for the Red Deer riding.

Voters head to the polls on Monday, April 28, with advance voting taking place April 18 - 21.

CentralAlbertaOnline.com reached out for an interview with Bailey, however an interview was not granted at the time of publication.

This is one installment of our Meet the Candidate series.

Below is the bio listed on Bailey's LinkedIn profile:

Alberta is reporting 16 more cases of measles, bringing the provincial total to 74 since the beginning of March.

The government says the new cases were reported in Alberta's central and southern zones.

Nearly all cases are in school-aged children, with 18 cases being reported in children under the age of five.

The province says 64 of the total cases have passed the point where the highly contagious disease could be transmitted to others.

A successful pilot project designed to make public transit more affordable for low-income residents in Red Deer is now here to stay.

The City of Red Deer has announced that its Transit Fare Assistance Program is now a permanent offering, thanks to approval during the 2025 municipal budget deliberations. Originally launched in late 2023 with funding from the Government of Alberta, the program helps eligible residents purchase a monthly bus pass at a significantly reduced rate—up to 55 per cent off the regular cost.

Four Red Deer Rebels players are listed in the NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft, which takes place June 27-28, in Los Angeles.

Cindy Jensen, executive director of A Gathering Place in Red Deer, is concerned about the future of the mental health support program after the recent loss of funding from Recovery Alberta.

Canadians got a break on inflation in March as gas prices fell and a slowdown in travel to the United States helped cool airfare costs, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The annual rate of inflation slowed to 2.3 per cent last month, down from 2.6 per cent in February. A poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics ahead of Tuesday’s release had expected yearly inflation to hold steady month-to-month.

StatCan said gas prices fell 1.6 per cent year-over-year in March, coming off a hike of 5.1 per cent in February.

Residents of Rocky Mountain House are being advised that routine watermain flushing will take place on Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17.

This maintenance is part of the Town's efforts to ensure high-quality drinking water and to maintain the efficiency of the water distribution system. Watermain flushing involves running water at high speed through the pipes and discharging it through fire hydrants to clear out accumulated sediment and mineral deposits. These deposits can build up over time and affect both water quality and flow capacity.

After years of engineering work, environmental studies, public consultation, regulatory reviews and appeals, the Town of Blackfalds is moving forward with a major infrastructure project that supports sustainable growth and environmental stewardship in partnership with Lacombe County.

At its regular meeting on April 8, Blackfalds town council awarded the construction contract for the Northwest (NW) Stormwater Project to Northside Construction.

More than 25 school council members from several schools in Sylvan Lake gathered recently to participate in a Blanket Exercise, facilitated by Carolynne Muncer, Indigenous Coordinator for Chinook’s Edge School Division and knowledge keeper Clare Butterfly. The March 27 gathering was the first time multiple school councils gathered for this purpose.