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Wagons at Westerner July 23-25

Westerner Park has announced an event created exclusively for this year, after the unfortunate cancellation recently of the Westerner Days Fair and Exposition.Wagons at Westerner is an event said to b...

Jul 16, 2021

Market Watch: July 16

Big Picture Equities mixed heading into earnings season There was plenty for Market Watchers to digest this week including Q2 earnings releases, central bank news and economic data. In the U.S., analy...

Jul 16, 2021

City officially launches three-year e-scooter pilot program

Although you've seen them on the sidewalks and trails for two weeks already, the City of Red Deer officially launched its e-scooter pilot program on Wednesday.A kick-off event was held at Canada 150 S...

Jul 14, 2021

Tourism Red Deer launches Summer Staycation program

Tourism Red Deer is excited to offer central Albertans and their friends and families a Summer Staycation program so they can #getoutofthegrey and #experiencethecolours of Tourism Red Deer. Locals and...

Jul 09, 2021

Market Watch: July 9

Big Picture Equities weaker following the holiday long weekend U.S. stocks were closed on Monday for the Independence Day holiday.International equities were lower as the dispute between Saudi Arabia ...

Jul 09, 2021

Local restaurants take centre stage at Alberta on the Plate dine around event

Red Deer is one of several communities across the province taking part in a festival next month, aimed at highlighting and celebrating Alberta's food stories.Restaurants in Red Deer, Airdrie, Lacombe,...

Jul 09, 2021

Red Deer region's unemployment rate down from last year, but remains high

The unemployment rate in the Red Deer region last month is down considerably from the same month last year.According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate in the Red Deer...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 09, 2021

TELUS investing $9 million in Red Deer this year

TELUS has announced it is investing $9 million in Red Deer this year as part of the company's $14.5 billion investment in infrastructure and operations across Alberta through 2024.It's hoped the inves...

Jul 08, 2021

Treasure hunt looks to spark local tourism

A local podcast has teamed up with Tourism Red Deer to help get friends and families out and about this summer. The Oh, Deer... podcast, run by Red Deerians Ryan Lund, Kevin Walsh, Dustin Moore, and T...

Jul 07, 2021

Olds College part of new agriculture technology investment in Alberta

Olds College is among a partnership aimed at supporting one of the world's largest agriculture technology accelerators in locating its Canadian headquarters to Calgary.The Opportunity Calgary Investme...

Jun 30, 2021