Category Archives: Community News
Clearview Public Schools honours retiree Kim Thorne
Kim Thorne has dedicated herself to fostering students' learning and inspiring students to reach their full potential. Congratulations to Kim on her retirement! Kim teaching path includes:teaching kin...
Dec 15, 2020
Online raffle raising funds for STARS in Alberta
CALGARY - Friends of STARS Experience Alberta (FOSEA) is launching an exciting project in support of STARS and Alberta's tourism industry. Alberta sponsors have generously contributed to 50 "Alberta E...
Dec 15, 2020
City encourages residents to “store it, don’t pour it” this holiday season
Though the holidays may look different this year, cooking and baking traditions are likely to continue in homes across Red Deer. The City wants to remind residents to properly dispose of fats, oils, a...
Dec 14, 2020
Food Banks Alberta prepares to support more Albertans this holiday season
Times are tough, but accessing nutritious food or family essentials doesn't have to be. This is the message Food Banks Alberta and its nearly 100 member food banks across the province want to share wi...
Dec 14, 2020
Stantec Santa Bus offers holiday magic over the weekend
When life serves you lemons, you make lemonade.That's exactly what Santa Claus and the City of Red Deer did again Saturday for the first-ever Stantec Santa Bus.Since young Red Deerians could not visit...
Dec 14, 2020
Local shopping initiative helping Red Deer Christmas Bureau
Local businesses are banding together this holiday season to help promote shopping close to home while at the same time raising money for the Red Deer Christmas Bureau. #BetterTogether was created to ...
Dec 14, 2020
Donate your gently used electronic devices to help connect local seniors
A device drive is now underway in Red Deer to get gently-used smartphones and tablets into the hands of long-term care facilities so that isolated seniors can connect virtually with loved-ones over th...
Dec 14, 2020
Fraserway RV gives $7,500 to local charities
Fraserway RV is showing that giving is still possible this holiday season.The company's Red Deer location presented cheques worth $2500 each this week to the Red Deer Food Bank, Ronald McDonald House ...
Dec 13, 2020
2020 Red Deer Christmas Light Tour: Official Routes
After releasing a sneak peek earlier this week, A.J. and Jim Elliott are out with their final (official) maps for the 2020 Red Deer Christmas Light Tour. Here they are... Enjoy!
Dec 11, 2020
Salvation Army pulling volunteers from their kettles in Alberta
The Salvation Army says it will no longer have volunteers at their Christmas Kettle locations across Alberta as part of new safety protocols to deal with COVID-19. The kettles will remain in those loc...
Dec 11, 2020