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The "rebirth" of Agency Day in Red Deer
Agency Day is getting a renaissance and coming back to Red Deer.Red Deer city council approved at Monday's meeting the return of Agency Day, a meeting for invited community agencies to present an over...
Feb 28, 2022
Report recommends Olds College improve its financial statements preparations
Olds College has been identified by a recent government report as being in need of significant improvements in the area of preparing its financial statements.Tabled in the Alberta Legislature on Feb. ...
Feb 28, 2022
Alberta pulling Russian liquor products off shelves
EDMONTON, AB-- Alberta is joining other provinces around the country in pulling Russian liquor products off shelves as a sign of condemnation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to the provinc...
Feb 27, 2022
Online petition over Alberta’s high utility rates exceeds 82,000 signatures
It took less than two weeks for an online petition demanding lower utility rates in Alberta to gain 75,000 signatures.Beginning in early February, Cierra Jonasson, 30, from Calgary, started the petiti...
Feb 27, 2022
'Disneyland for athletes': Red Deer's Jocelyn Peterman's Olympic experience
She may be back on Canadian snow, but Olympic curler and Red Deer native Jocelyn Peterman is still feeling the ice of Beijing tingling under her feet."It's been a bit of a whirlwind. It was a dream co...
Feb 27, 2022
Red Deer Polytechnic presents first annual Research Showcase
The innovation and creativity of Red Deer Polytechnic's students, faculty and staff will be highlighted at the institution's first annual Research Showcase on Thursday, March 3 from 5 to 9 pm. Members...
Feb 26, 2022
New exhibit at Kiwanis Gallery celebrates 'Shiny Things'
Like a crow to a glittering bauble, many of us are attracted to things that shine. Our visual arts members were asked to think about what shines in their lives, and they produced a wide variety of int...
Feb 26, 2022
Lacombe County to start fire permit season on March 1
Fire permit season starts on March 1, 2022, and burning without a fire permit will result in a hefty fine. Lacombe County reminds people that permit requests are free and easy to submit online, throug...
Feb 26, 2022
Automated Traffic Enforcement locations: March 1-31, 2022
The City of Red Deer's Automated Traffic Enforcement Program includes photo laser, red light cameras and intersection speed cameras. These tools, along with conventional traffic enforcement and educat...
Feb 26, 2022
'Please, no more war:' Capitals star Ovechkin addresses Russian invasion of Ukraine
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin asked for "no more war" Friday in his first media availability since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow native said he has "lots of friends in Russia an...
Feb 26, 2022