Author Archives: Josh Hall
Red Deer Public Schools maintaining status quo on SOGI policy
In the wake of a strongly-worded letter from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), Red Deer Public Schools says it will not be changing its policies around sexual orientation and gend...
Oct 12, 2019 A flag with the phrase #LoveWins is flown at a rally outside Red Deer City Hall to show support for Bill 24. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
WATCH: Election candidates take the stage for forum at RDC
Equalization payments, pipelines, and who can be trusted most to lead Canada were among the topics discussed during a federal election candidates forum Thursday evening at the RDC Arts Centre. Candida...
Oct 11, 2019
Red Deer RCMP safely locate missing 19-year-old
Red Deer RCMP say 19-year-old Emilee Murkowsky, who was reported missing earlier this month, has been safely located.
Oct 03, 2019
Missing Airdrie teen's cellphone last pinged in Nordegg area
Police have offered an update Monday on a teenager missing from his Airdrie home. RCMP now say 16-year-old Zachary Lemay's cellphone last pinged in the Nordegg area near Rocky Mountain House. His phon...
Sep 15, 2019
Province announces funding for 4,000 treatment spaces
The Alberta government says it's funding 4,000 addiction treatment beds and spaces, outpatient services and medically assisted detox spaces. It's part of the $140 million dollars for addiction and men...
Sep 11, 2019
Fire causes close to a million dollars in damages to Red Deer County business
A fire south of Red Deer on Friday night is believed to have caused between $800,000 and $1,000,000 in damages to a local business. A tin and wood building, which was under construction on the back ha...
Aug 30, 2019 A building on the back half of the property at 172 Clearview Drive, Red Deer County is completely burned to the ground. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
One killed in crash west of Rocky Mountain House
A 42-year-old woman has died after a crash west of Rocky Mountain House Friday morning. RCMP were dispatched to the pickup versus semi-trailer collision at 6:32 a.m., approximately halfway to Nordegg ...
Aug 23, 2019
Young newcomer from India drowns in Sylvan Lake
Search crews have recovered the body of a young man who drowned in Sylvan Lake. RCMP say the body of Palwinder Singh was found at 6:35 p.m. Thursday near where he was last seen before falling into the...
Aug 21, 2019
Celebrating the legacy of central Alberta farming at Pioneer Days
Pioneer Days, which is happening this weekend at Sunnybrook Farm Museum, continues to carry on the farming tradition of the Bower family which once owned the land in south Red Deer. Doors are open fro...
Aug 17, 2019 Gonzalo 'Gonzo' Franco, 22, of Red Deer works in the blacksmith house at Sunnybrook Farm Museum during Pioneer Days 2019. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Hope Mission Red Deer given 1000 meals from Airdrie Christian Academy
Hope Mission Red Deer is giving 1000 meals to hungry citizens thanks to a donation from Airdrie Christian Academy. The school undertook its Feed the Need fundraiser this past May and June, raising eno...
Aug 16, 2019 (L-R): Shellie Wilson and Kim Vanderwal with Airdrie Christian Academy delivered 1000 meals to Kelly Row and Hope Mission Red Deer on Friday at the organization's downtown centre. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)