http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=960&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com The latest news from Albertalocalnews.com en-us Black Press Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:53:36 GMT Black Press 2010-03-16T21:53:36Z en-us Black Press http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87786767&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FIts_just_unbelievable_87786767.html A newly-widowed mother who lives northeast of Lacombe is asking some hard questions after her husband and his business partner died in an avalanche on Saturday afternoon. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:53:36 GMT ab7608cb621e241d9874377837930fce Leo Paré 2010-03-16T21:53:36Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87811717&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FRed_Wings_coach_returns_to_roots_at_Red_Deer_College_87811717.html Twenty-two years after being hired on as a rookie hockey coach, Mike Babcock returned to the Red Deer College fold on Tuesday morning. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:26:19 GMT e418dd7322e1831a3d2c1320a4b8de9d Leo Paré 2010-03-16T17:26:19Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87787487&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FGrass_fire_season_opens_with_high_damages_87787487.html It’s only mid-March but already the worry concerning grass fires has popped up in Central Alberta. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:20:18 GMT bacbb1630e261f34f26db4fff2298df3 Leo Paré 2010-03-16T17:20:18Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87786092&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FNew_SPCA_centre_like_a_dream_87786092.html Homeless pets will move into Red Deer & District SPCA’s new Animal Welfare and Humane Education Centre this week. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:27:53 GMT 2b7a26c20f8a2b2156a0c54d368545a9 Leo Paré 2010-03-16T16:27:53Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87621777&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FRCMP_say_almost_everyone_accounted_for_after_deadly_BC_avalanche__87621777.html REVELSTOKE, B.C. — What many feared would be one of the worst death tolls ever in the B.C. backcountry appears to be an almost miraculous story of survival. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:16:17 GMT 71cd030e0875d52647547e9397865c7c Leo Paré 2010-03-15T05:16:17Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87634297&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FHuge_death_toll_averted_in_BC_avalanche_87634297.html REVELSTOKE, B.C. — What many feared would be one of the worst death tolls ever in the B.C. backcountry appears to be an almost miraculous story of survival. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:15:48 GMT 8a5d7b36dbddd9903387d801e0cabf52 Leo Paré 2010-03-15T05:15:48Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87607072&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FRevelstoke_avalanche_kills_at_least_one_87607072.html Rescuers were scouring a remote mountain in the Rocky Mountains into the darkness Saturday night after an avalanche struck a large gathering of snowmobilers, killing at least one person and leaving an unknown number missing. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:45:11 GMT 7bc1184d76816023a36f72f2671f0df5 Leo Paré 2010-03-14T05:45:11Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87498417&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FAbout_130_little_miracles_this_spring_more_or_less_on_this_farm_87498417.html March came in like a lamb for Jacquie and Rod Turuk. The couple who raise Dorset-Charollais cross sheep on their farm north of Leslieville are keeping busy this month monitoring their flock of pregnant ewes. They anticipate delivering as many as 130 lambs this spring. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:03:13 GMT 8c09936dea02df022137390659ef85e6 Leo Paré 2010-03-13T01:03:13Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87461107&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FSpring_for_the_hospice_87461107.html The Red Deer Hospice Society is paying for a big chunk of its work these days with sweet pea and morel cappuccino soup. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:42:36 GMT 51853cc8b6f8ec5da60fc88e5965de36 Leo Paré 2010-03-12T14:42:36Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87382817&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FBaby_dies_in_parents_arms_after_they_take_him_off_life_support_in_Edmonton_87382817.html EDMONTON — Surrounded by family, a brain-injured baby died in the arms of his loving parents in an Edmonton hospital after they had spent months trying everything in their power to keep him alive. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:38:19 GMT d5a051beda913e9e602e6e969f302a37 Leo Paré 2010-03-12T14:38:19Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87459022&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FSmaller_piece_of_a_larger_pie_87459022.html The Alberta government said Thursday it will slash its royalty take from oil and gas producers, many of whom responded to a new regime introduced a year ago by moving their investment elsewhere. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:26 GMT aa2deec1451090b42ea35e0d366261d3 Leo Paré 2010-03-12T14:20:26Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87338757&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FDaffodil_Days_87338757.html Nancy Kumm, revenue development co-ordinator for Community Campaigns and Events at the Canadian Cancer Society in Red Deer, poses with a vase of Daffodils Wednesday afternoon. Volunteers will be selling and delivering the bright yellow flowers during Daffodil Days to raise money and much needed awareness for cancer. They can be purchased for $6 during the week of March 22. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:05:58 GMT 9cd30ea18906ff3b341c1d94e465f6d8 Leo Paré 2010-03-11T15:05:58Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87336812&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FChinooks_Edge_eyeing_several_school_sites_87336812.html The Chinook’s Edge public school division is looking at three potential sites to build a replacement for River Glen School in Red Deer. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:11 GMT adcede302b9e5592ea8aa8961692dd79 Leo Paré 2010-03-11T14:39:11Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87336512&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FBig_Oil_cant_afford_to_repair_wetlands_87336512.html A group representing oilsands and other resource companies says it has convinced the Alberta government to change a plan that would force corporations to spend big money to restore wetlands ruined by mining projects. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:34:12 GMT 437f76fa3edd46b08506e4809eac517a Leo Paré 2010-03-11T14:34:12Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87262262&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FBlooms_in_winter_87262262.html Marie Schofield works on small pots of diacena behind a carpet of blooming fuscia hydrangeas in the Central Alberta Florists greenhouses Tuesday. The company located just north of Blackfalds has 10,000 hydrangeas to be shipped out next week to retailers across the prairies as well as 10,000 mums and 25,000 Easter lilies. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:24:39 GMT 4b40365fc18bddb0005a66571f3ebe53 Leo Paré 2010-03-10T20:24:39Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87235352&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FRed_Deer_ripe_for_carving_87235352.html Proposed changes to Alberta’s electoral map has some Central Alberta MLAs scratching their heads. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:18:35 GMT da46690191b755922977221a4b32b0f4 Leo Paré 2010-03-10T20:18:35Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87255082&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FFirm_with_a_heart_87255082.html Lacombe’s athletic park has been christened with a new name after MEGlobal Canada committed $250,000 until December 2014, as the facility’s signature sponsor. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:21:56 GMT fd42e066049ff818a47c666c4cdd6942 Leo Paré 2010-03-10T19:21:56Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87125877&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2F87125877.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06:21 GMT 0beecf37fda9e74ecee59391bd29eb90 Webpapers Admin 2010-03-09T18:06:21Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87110827&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FRonald_McDonald_House_set_to_break_ground_87110827.html Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta is set to break ground on March 31 at 1 p.m. at the house site at 3908 Gaetz Avenue in Red Deer. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:04:48 GMT 1de2d119d427c369a9ccedd35273e923 Leo Paré 2010-03-09T15:04:48Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277041&44=87109872&32=4766&7=291461&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2FLacombe_woman_India-bound_for_MS_treatment_87109872.html Being diagnosed with restricted blood flow from the brain usually isn’t cause for any kind of celebration. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:52:46 GMT 91ec116bf75bb5d542d57631bb39635a Leo Paré 2010-03-09T14:52:46Z