Category Archives: Community News
Online sessions help residents understand nutrition labels
Local residents are invited to attend the Nutrition Label Reading workshop, learn about the nutrition facts table and understand health claims on food labels to make healthier food choices. Nutrition ...
Apr 16, 2021
McKenzie Road overpass roundabout construction
Construction of two roundabouts at the McKenzie Road overpass is tentatively scheduled to begin on Monday, May 17. The project, expected to be completed in November 2021, will improve access to and fr...
Apr 16, 2021
First-year Blackfalds teacher named 2021 Edwin Parr division finalist
A teacher from Blackfalds has been named as a Division finalist for the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) 2021 Edwin Parr Award.Selected by the Board of Trustees for Red Deer Catholic Regional ...
Apr 15, 2021
Urban Aboriginal Voices Society invites public to virtual Community Gathering
Red Deer's Urban Aboriginal Voices Society (UAVS) wants to get back on track with strengthening the community.Its seventh annual Community Gathering takes place Friday and Saturday, concluding with th...
Apr 15, 2021
RDC Students’ Association targets 'period poverty'
Vulnerable individuals in Red Deer now have greater access to free 'period products', thanks to a generous donation of pads and other menstrual supplies to Turning Point from Red Deer College Students...
Apr 15, 2021
Catholic school division launches community engagement website
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) has launched a new website in an effort to engage and communicate with community stakeholders. "The well-being and success of the children and young people t...
Apr 15, 2021
Clearview Public Schools raises thousands for cancer research
Results from the 2021 Terry Fox School Run are now in and Clearview Public School students have once again, inspired and made the community proud. District officials say Clearview Public Schools is pr...
Apr 15, 2021
Construction to begin on new roundabout near Red Deer Regional Airport
Construction of a roundabout at Highway 2A and Township Road 372 (Airport Drive) near Springbrook, will begin on Monday, April 19. The project will be completed in September 2021. Signage and barricad...
Apr 13, 2021
Tree removal in preparation for work at the G.H. Dawe Community Centre
A small number of trees will be removed from an area on the north side of the G.H. Dawe Community Centre in preparation for the development of a new right-in, right-out off of 67 Street. Tree removal ...
Apr 13, 2021
41 years later, Terry Fox's legacy helping people through life
When 21-year-old Terry Fox set off from St. John's, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 for what would be a gruelling, emotional and iconic 143-day Marathon of Hope, he began keeping a journal. "Today is t...
Apr 11, 2021