Lacombe

Wolf Creek Public Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Stephens to the position of assistant facilities manager.

Stephens brings more than 15 years of experience in the plumbing and gasfitting trades to the role, including over eight years working in both residential and commercial settings. As a certified journeyman plumber and Class B gasfitter, Stephens has built a strong reputation for technical excellence, reliability and leadership.

David Martin has been appointed as the new assistant principal of Ponoka Elementary School, beginning in the 2025–26 school year, according to Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS).

Martin brings a wide-ranging background in education as a classroom teacher, school leader, division-level curriculum coordinator and university instructor. Most recently, he has been teaching pre-service educators at Red Deer Polytechnic. Before that, Martin served as assistant principal at both St. Marguerite School and St. Joseph High School in Red Deer.

Yesterday morning (June 16), Lacombe Police received a report from a resident who discovered that both his personal truck and his roommate’s work truck had been stolen from their home in the 5200 block of 49th Street. 

The vehicles were last seen parked at approximately 10 p.m. the previous evening — one in the driveway and the other on the street in front of the home. 

Saskatchewan's Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) projects, and Strategic Field Program (SFP) benefit from Federal-Provincial Sustainable CAP funding.

Farmers benefit from the practical, short-term research projects conducted through the ADOPT, which they can then use on their own operation.

For the 2024-25 fiscal year, more than $1.4 million was invested in six SFP and 32 ADOPT projects.

Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined $4.3 billion in new support for Ukraine's defence as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister's Office said that sum includes $2 billion for weapons like drones, ammunition and armoured vehicles — funding that Canada will count toward its NATO defence spending target.

Canada is also lending Ukraine $2.3 billion to help the embattled country rebuild its infrastructure.

The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate

The Bloc Quebecois wasted no time returning a sometimes contentious topic to the parliamentary agenda, introducing a bill to protect supply management just days after the first session of the new government began.

The fairy doors are back and they’re bringing a touch of magic to the Village of Clive this summer with new additions from a Lacombe local.

The "Fairy Door Trail" has returned with nine tiny, hand-crafted portals hidden throughout the community from tree trunks to storefronts each inviting children and adults alike to imagine the magical world of fairies that has “moved in” to town.

Canada’s Code of Practice for Care and Handling of Pigs is up for review, a process expected to be compete by 2028

Canada’s national pig code is getting an update.

‘We’ve launched the code of practice with the National Farm Animal Care Council,” said Stephen Heckbert, executive director of the Canadian Pork Council.

The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs will be guided by the development process set out by the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC), the spearheading body for Canada’s various livestock codes.

Maskwacis RCMP seized two weapons on the same day in separate incidents, with two suspects arrested on various or pending charges. 

On June 11, an officer on patrol observed an intoxicated male carrying a sawed-off shotgun. 

The officer quickly arrested the suspect. A male resident of Maskwacis has charges pending for four weapons offences.  

The organization representing Alberta doctors is joining health-care worker unions in raising concerns over Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to charge most Albertans for a COVID-19 vaccination this fall.

Dr. Shelley Duggan, president of the Alberta Medical Association, says the policy leaves behind many seniors and health-care workers, and doesn’t even mention pregnant individuals, First Nations, Inuit, Métis or members of other racialized groups.

She says creating barriers to vaccination for the most high-need groups is counterproductive.