Category Archives: Community News

Ponoka splash park opens for 2025
Town of Ponoka PSA -- The Ponoka Splash Park is open for the season for children and their families to enjoy. The Splash Park is located at Lions Centennial Park on Highway 2A just north of Highway 53...
May 08, 2025

Woody's Marathon runs new course for 25th year
Lace up your sneakers and get ready, get set and go to the 25th edition of Woody's RV World Marathon. The race kicks off May 18 and runners can choose to compete in a full marathon (42.2 km), half mar...
May 08, 2025

Ponoka encourages residents to download app for Emergency Preparedness Week
For Emergency Preparedness Week, May 4-10, the town of Ponoka is encouraging all residents to download its municipal app.The town says having the app will help residents stay informed during large-sca...
May 07, 2025

Child Advocacy Centre hosts girls resiliency conference
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) welcomed over 275 girls from across central Alberta to the Climb Girls Resiliency Conference this week.Taking place at CrossRoads Church, the conferen...
May 07, 2025

Mayor's Senior Social connecting council and the community this June
Start shining your boots, because the Mayor's Senior Social, Rustic Roots, is offering an afternoon of country music and conversation on June 3. Formerly known as the Mayor's Garden Party, Mayor Ken J...
May 06, 2025

Walking together for healing: Red Deer to gather Monday for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples
The annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk and Gathering is happening in Red Deer Monday evening, and organizers say the more who come out from all walks of life, the more it wi...
May 04, 2025

Sylvan Lake Play Zone Spray Park open for the summer
The Town of Sylvan Lake is pleased to announce the Co-Operators Play Zone Spray Park is open as of today, May 2. Water will be activated once temperatures reach 16 degrees, as determined by data from ...
May 02, 2025

Events happening for Emergency Preparedness Week, May 4-10
A variety of events are happening in Red Deer for Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs May 4-10 across Canada.Events include:May 4 - International Firefighters' DayMay 5 - There is a free, virtual ...
May 02, 2025

Red Deer opens public washroom downtown again for the summer
A seasonal public washroom is returning to downtown Red Deer.Following a four-year pilot project, the facility will be placed at 5031 50 Street, from May 5 to Oct. 15.The facility houses two fully acc...
May 02, 2025

Sylvan Lake says keep your toilet lids down for two months
The town of Sylvan Lake is asking residents to keep the lid down for an amount of months that number two.Until June 30, annual sewer line maintenance will be ongoing and it may cause toilet gurgling.A...
May 01, 2025