Category Archives: Community News

Busy Chinook’s Edge family settles into teaching and learning from home
Families everywhere are juggling multiple demands at the moment. For the Windsor family in Olds, this involves three different Chinook's Edge schools in two different communities as they learn - and t...
May 11, 2020

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes goes virtual this month
Organizers hope hundreds or more eager participants won't let a pandemic stop them from signing up for this year's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event.Although it will be done virtually, there's still oppo...
May 11, 2020

Drive-In movie for charity Friday at Westerner Park
There's nothing quite like a drive-in movie, and you can see one in Red Deer this week in support of a great cause."Cars," the 2006 animated classic from PIXAR, is being shown on three screens in the ...
May 11, 2020

Annual species count going ahead May 30-31
With the current situation with COVID-19, the Red Deer River Naturalists are still going ahead with their May Species Count on May 30 and 31. Organizers say that since this activity does not involve p...
May 11, 2020

Kids can celebrate a birthday with a letter from Mayor Tara Veer
Typically reserved for seniors turning 65 years or older, and couples celebrating an anniversary of 50 years or more, the Office of the Mayor is now also accepting requests for birthday letters for ch...
May 09, 2020

Clearview provides $131,000 in nutrition dollars to local food banks
Clearview Public Schools is donating unspent nutrition dollars totaling almost $131,000 to local food banks in Coronation, Castor, Stettler and Big Valley. District officials say the funds are part of...
May 08, 2020

Free online crime prevention presentations
During the month of May, the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre is offering a series of free online crime prevention presentations. Alberta's Crime Prevention Week is May 10 to May 16, 2020. The ...
May 07, 2020

Westerner Park welcomes guests on-site to access Glow Gardens
Westerner Park will be opening its northwest and southwest gates on Thursday, May 7 to welcome guests on-site to access Glow Gardens. The pop-up garden shop will be set up in their West parking lot, g...
May 07, 2020 (photo supplied)

Alberta RCMP shares motorcycle safety month tips
As we welcome spring weather across the province, the Alberta RCMP reminds Albertans to minimize non-essential/recreational travel as all health orders and advice about physical distancing remain in e...
May 06, 2020

Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre to launch online auction fundraiser
Central Albertans have all been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre is not immune. Like many others, we have been forced to cancel major fund-raising efforts, in...
May 06, 2020