Alberta
Kings Indoor Track team wins gold, Queens earn silver at ACAC Championships
Brent Forster – Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics
Edmonton, AB – It was a great finale to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Indoor Track season for the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings and Queens. On Sunday, the squads added seven more medals to their weekend haul at the championships.
The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings earned ACAC gold with the most team points. The Concordia University Thunder men picked up silver and the Lethbridge College Kodiaks solidified bronze.
“Our men had some challenges after a fast start yesterday. It was a battle out there, but the men won and did enough to bring home gold,” said Kari Elliott, Red Deer Polytechnic Indoor Track Head Coach. “It was the first in Red Deer Polytechnic’s history.”
The RDP Queens won silver, trailing only the Concordia University Thunder. The SAIT Trojans picked up bronze.
“We only had three ladies participating in individual events and they were all rookies,” said Elliott. “They picked up two golds in the relays this weekend.”
Third-year Lauren Pasiuk was the only member of the Queens with previous ACAC Indoor Track experience prior to this season.
Halle Reid (1:44.06) had another strong day, earning bronze in the women’s 600 m final.
In the women’s 1,500 m final, Justine Larson (5:32.54) solidified silver.
Kammy Park, Pasiuk, Larson and Reid (4:24.28) earned gold in the women’s 4 x 400 m relay.
In the men’s 1,500 m final, Dan Szucs (4:10.40) sealed a silver medal.
“Dan nailed his 1,500 metre and was key to the 4 x 400 metre,” said Elliott. “Wyatt [Grainger] and Jayden [Wildcat] achieved big personal bests in the 1,500 metre.”
Grainger achieved a time of 5:05.6 in the 1,500 m. Wildcat finished in 4:35.97.
Kevin Edmondson, Szucs, Daniel Humbke and Axsivier Lawrence captured bronze (3:43.86) in the men’s 4 x 400 m relay.
Larson, a Bachelor of Education Elementary student, was named ACAC Indoor Track Female Rookie of the Year.
Larson
Red Deer’s Ethan Duret was recognized as the ACAC Indoor Track Male Rookie of the Year.
Duret
“I am so proud of both teams,” said Elliott. “Looking at our young team, we are very optimistic about next season.”
Show your Alberta side. Buy Local. |
When the going gets tough, Albertans stick together. That’s why Alberta’s government is launching a new campaign to benefit hard-working Albertans.
Global uncertainty is threatening the livelihoods of hard-working Alberta farmers, ranchers, processors and their families. The ‘Buy Local’ campaign, recently launched by Alberta’s government, encourages consumers to eat, drink and buy local to show our unified support for the province’s agriculture and food industry.
The government’s ‘Buy Local’ campaign encourages consumers to buy products from Alberta’s hard-working farmers, ranchers and food processors that produce safe, nutritious food for Albertans, Canadians and the world.
“It’s time to let these hard-working Albertans know we have their back. Now, more than ever, we need to shop local and buy made-in-Alberta products. The next time you are grocery shopping or go out for dinner or a drink with your friends or family, support local to demonstrate your Alberta pride. We are pleased tariffs don’t impact the ag industry right now and will keep advocating for our ag industry.”
Alberta’s government supports consumer choice. We are providing tools to help folks easily identify Alberta- and Canadian-made foods and products. Choosing local products keeps Albertans’ hard-earned dollars in our province. Whether it is farm-fresh vegetables, potatoes, honey, craft beer, frozen food or our world-renowned beef, Alberta has an abundance of fresh foods produced right on our doorstep.
Quick facts
- This summer, Albertans can support local at more than 150 farmers’ markets across the province and meet the folks who make, bake and grow our food.
- In March 2023, the Alberta government launched the ‘Made in Alberta’ voluntary food and beverage labelling program to support local agriculture and food sectors.
- Through direct connections with processors, the program has created the momentum to continue expanding consumer awareness about the ‘Made in Alberta’ label to help shoppers quickly identify foods and beverages produced in our province.
- Made in Alberta product catalogue website
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Expanding municipal police service options |
Proposed amendments would help ensure Alberta’s evolving public safety needs are met while also giving municipalities more options for local policing.
As first announced with the introduction of the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, Alberta’s government is considering creating a new independent agency police service to assume the police-like duties currently performed by Alberta Sheriffs. If passed, Bill 49 would lay additional groundwork for the new police service.
Proposed amendments to the Police Act recognize the unique challenges faced by different communities and seek to empower local governments to adopt strategies that effectively respond to their specific safety concerns, enhancing overall public safety across the province.
If passed, Bill 49 would specify that the new agency would be a Crown corporation with an independent board of directors to oversee its day-to-day operations. The new agency would be operationally independent from the government, consistent with all police services in Alberta. Unlike the Alberta Sheriffs, officers in the new police service would be directly employed by the police service rather than by the government.
“With this bill, we are taking the necessary steps to address the unique public safety concerns in communities across Alberta. As we work towards creating an independent agency police service, we are providing an essential component of Alberta’s police framework for years to come. Our aim is for the new agency is to ensure that Albertans are safe in their communities and receive the best possible service when they need it most.”
Additional amendments would allow municipalities to select the new agency as their local police service once it becomes fully operational and the necessary standards, capacity and frameworks are in place. Alberta’s government is committed to ensuring the new agency works collaboratively with all police services to meet the province’s evolving public safety needs and improve law enforcement response times, particularly in rural communities. While the RCMP would remain the official provincial police service, municipalities would have a new option for their local policing needs.
Once established, the agency would strengthen Alberta’s existing policing model and complement the province’s current police services, which include the RCMP, Indigenous police services and municipal police. It would help fill gaps and ensure law enforcement resources are deployed efficiently across the province.
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