Todayville Reimagines the Community-Building Ability of Local Media

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8 years ago

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Lindsey Lubkey, Todayville

Red Deer is the very first home to a brand new media platform that its owners are hoping will re-invigorate community engagement this city, and eventually in all areas which are underserved by conventional media but full of people who want to know what’s going on around them.

Founded by Lloyd Lewis, Al Lucas, Duane Rolheiser, Raoul Bhatt, Calvin Bellows and Peter Julien, Todayville combines local journalism, social media, community and business. Todayville.com is aiming to become an online main street, where local news meets digital storytelling, and where citizens, businesses and charities alike can speak directly to the people who live in their community.

Through it’s open publishing model, Todayville.com does away with the traditional ‘gatekeeper’ style of storytelling and instead encourages its users to publish what they care about and want to share.

As Canadian media veterans with over 100 years of collective experience, the owners of Todayville.com know they’ve set themselves a bold task in trying to re-imagine the way local information is delivered and consumed. But as conventional local media is faced with aging, shrinking audiences and hard to sustain legacy business models, layoffs and cutbacks have been rife across all traditional media sources. Todayville.com founders say the most concerning consequence of today’s challenged media landscape is countless uninformed and disengaged communities across the country.

Todayville is powered by a proprietary technology developed by Bhatt.ca Inc., an Alberta-based software company who has developed technologies with Twitter, Yahoo, Bosch, the Edmonton Oilers and Eskimos and the Canadian Department of Defense.

Todayville founders envision a plan for growth that includes building a network of licensees in communities that are currently underserved by traditional media sources.

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First Battle of Alberta this NHL season to bring big boost to Child Advocacy Centre!

Published on October 13, 2024

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From the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre

The Edmonton Oilers MEGA 50/50 is BACK in support of three amazing organizations

By purchasing your Oilers MEGA 50/50 tickets today, you’re helping to support the CACAC, along with Little Warriors and Zebra Child & Youth Advocacy Centre .

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Winners announced for Red Deer Hospital Lottery

Published on June 29, 2024

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation

The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation has announced the winners of the 2024 Red Deer Hospital Lottery Dream Home and Tiny Home prize packages, as well as the Mega Bucks 50.

The Mega Bucks 50 jackpot reached $607,200.00, which makes Carolyn Pelerine of Cochrane, Alberta the winner of $303,600.00.

In addition, the luxurious Tree Hugger Tiny Home Prize Package, complete with accessories by Urban Barn and valued at $163,798.00, is now owned by Mary Vincent of Red Deer.

The coveted Sorento Dream Home Prize Package, which includes furnishings and accessories by Urban Barn and boasts a total value of $1,072,624.00, has been awarded to Maxine Rumohr of Sylvan Lake.

The highly anticipated draw took place at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation office, located within the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, with an announcement following live on Facebook, allowing participants and supporters to join in the excitement virtually.

“We are delighted to congratulate the winners of this year’s Red Deer Hospital Lottery,” said Manon Therriault, Chief Executive Officer of the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation. “The funds raised from this lottery will significantly contribute to enhancing patient care and services at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated and supported this important cause.”

Proceeds from the Red Deer Hospital Lottery and Mega Bucks 50 will contribute to acquiring critically needed, state-of-the-art equipment for several units at the Red Deer Hospital.

This year’s lottery will fund equipment such as a phototherapy system, which allows parents to hold and soothe their infant while undergoing phototherapy, a cardiology case cart to monitor cardiac rhythms during stress testing, and other equipment to help provide excellent care for patients in the emergency and operating rooms at the Red Deer Hospital.

The winners of a variety of electronics were also drawn today. A full list of winners will be available in the coming days on the official lottery website at reddeerhospitallottery.ca. Prize winners who have not already been notified will receive a letter in the mail with instructions on how to claim their prizes.

The keys to the Sorento Dream Home and the Tree Hugger Tiny Home will be presented to the winners at a special ceremony this summer.