Author Archives: Josh Hall
Grow Boys and Go Girls events get grade fives moving and thinking about respect
The annual Grow Boys conference, which takes aim at providing young males the knowledge of how to be resilient and respectful in life, took place Thursday at the G.H. Dawe Centre. The eighth edition o...
May 09, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Thompson wins Saturday Porsche race, now contender for two championships
Parker Thompson continues to set the racing world on fire. The Red Deer native finished first and second this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in what was the third and fourth races of the 2019 P...
May 06, 2019 (Parker Thompson Racing)
Literacy pros inspire youth at annual writers' and creators' conference
For 31 years now, the Young Writers' and Creators' Conference has been happening at Oriole Park Elementary. The latest edition was on Saturday and welcomed 250 students in grades four and five, as wel...
May 04, 2019
Mayor Veer clears the air on city manager compensation after social media uproar
Red Deer's mayor is clearing the air following a social media storm on Friday which saw furor over the pay received by former city manager Craig Curtis. Tara Veer provided the following letter to medi...
May 03, 2019 Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Taxes might not be payable by credit card
Rocky Mountain House town council are considering banning property owners from paying their municipal taxes with a credit card. Some people pay with credit card because they have no other choice, but ...
May 03, 2019
RCMP: No malicious intent in suspected child luring incident
UPDATE (5 p.m. Friday) Red Deer RCMP say there was no malicious intent during the suspected child luring incident they reported earlier on Friday. Police commend the children for responding appropriat...
May 03, 2019