Lacombe

A Red Deer volleyball team has received a Mayor’s Recognition Award following a spectacular season.

The senior boys’ volleyball team from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School won the 4A provincial championship this year and was nominated for the honour by their principal.

The Lindsay Thurber Raiders were presented with the award during a ceremony on Wednesday night.

Head coach Travis Czainski said the team enjoyed one last celebration together.

RCMP has confirmed that one person was found deceased following a rockfall near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park. Two individuals were transported by STARS Air Ambulance to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, and a third by ground ambulance. Their conditions remain unknown.

Parks Canada said search and recovery operations continued until dark Thursday and were scheduled to resume Friday morning to confirm that no other hikers remain missing.

A new mural showcasing Lacombe is now visible on 50 Avenue near the former Lacombe Chamber of Commerce building.

Local artist Lauren Cowles was approached by the City of Lacombe last summer to design a mural representing what the community stands for.

She spent eight months collaborating with the city, identifying the elements that capture the essence of Lacombe.

This is Cowles' second mural in the city and her first completed entirely in digital format. She created the artwork on her tablet before it was enlarged and printed on a dibond sign.

Red Deer RCMP reminds residents about the importance of staying vigilant as fraudsters are finding new ways to scam unsuspecting victims.

Thursday (June 18) the City of Red Deer reported fraudsters have created a fake Facebook page and website appearing to be a City of Red Deer Transit Services page.

These false pages are using City of Red Deer logos and offering discounted transit services, while asking potential victims for personal information and money.

Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying — something a UN committee called for earlier this spring.

The federal minister responsible for disabilities spoke at a hearing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last week, about two months after the committee called on Canada to repeal the 2021 law that expanded eligibility for assisted dying to those whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable.

A fun run is coming to Red Deer this Friday, but more than memories and medals will be shared.

The fifth annual Kaitlyn’s Ladybug Fun Run will take place at Bower Ponds from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and participants can run or walk a distance of one to five kilometres.

The event is held in memory of Kaitlyn Wiley, who passed away in 2020 at age 19 due to a pulmonary embolism.

“She has been called Bug all her life for a nickname,” said Myrna Lemay, Kaitlyn’s grandmother.

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A statement released by the Board of Directors for Central Alberta Pride Society (CAPS) announces the cancellation of many Pride events this year.

The statement, posted on their social media accounts on Tuesday, reads as follows:

"In October 2024, several former board members made serious and damaging allegations against the Central Alberta Pride Society and its board of directors, including claims of dishonesty, lack of accountability, and unethical conduct.

We wish to unequivocally state that the allegations were inaccurate and unsubstantiated.

Are you missing hockey? The City of Lacombe is offering an underwater alternative.

With the Stanley Cup playoffs over, hockey fans may be feeling the blues, but the City of Lacombe is offering a cool alternative to help fill the gap: underwater hockey.

From June 30 to July 4 (excluding Canada Day on July 1), the city will have a five-day underwater hockey program at the local swimming pool.

Sessions will run daily from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the full program costs $50 per person.

The average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year from the Liberal government's planned income tax cut, the parliamentary budget officer said in an analysis released on Wednesday.

But some seniors and single Canadians are expected to save less, prompting criticism from Conservatives who argue the tax cut doesn't go far enough.