Category Archives: Newsletter Daily

Town of Sylvan Lake providing N95 masks to residents amid ongoing wildfire smoke
The Town of Sylvan Lake has made N95 masks available for residents to combat the smoke blowing in from the ongoing wildfires throughout Alberta.The masks, donated by the Canadian Red Cross, are free f...
Jun 09, 2025

Living with the Nuge: Former Rebels billet family cheering on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in Stanley Cup Final
Craig Nykyforuk still fondly remembers the first time he met Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Prior to the 2009-10 season, Rebels assistant coach Dallas Gaume, who lived nearby the Nykyforuk family, asked them to...
Jun 09, 2025

City, Heritage Ranch operator reach agreement to keep site open through summer
In somewhat of a surprising reversal, the City of Red Deer has come to an agreement which will allow the current operator of Heritage Ranch to keep it open through Oct. 6, 2025.Back on May 26, the cit...
Jun 06, 2025

Podcast: Steps Across Generations walk brings fun, but calls still out for seniors advocate
Seniors Week -- it's only important to seniors, right? One would've found out that's quite the misconception if they'd attended the second annual Steps Over Generations walk in Red Deer on Thursday. T...
Jun 06, 2025

Red Deer Legion commemorates 81st anniversary of D-Day
The Red Deer Canadian Legion Branch No. 35 commemorated the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday.On this day in 1944, thousands of Canadian soldiers landed at Juno Beach in Normandy, France.According t...
Jun 06, 2025

Update 2: Alberta wildfire update
Progress is being made on wildfires thanks to Alberta teams and crews from Canada and the U.S.; however, several out-of-control wildfires continue to burn. While some communities are allowing resident...
Jun 06, 2025

RDP celebrates largest-ever graduating class at 61st Convocation
The 61st Convocation at Red Deer Polytechnic Friday marked not only a tremendous accomplishment for the class of 2025 but a momentous occasion for the institution.Approximately 980 students graduated ...
Jun 06, 2025

Man sentenced in Red Deer knife incident
A local man charged in a pair of incidents involving a knife in downtown Red Deer last year has been sentenced on one of those matters. Drake Edward Davidson, 19, was sentenced to 45 days in prison, 1...
Jun 06, 2025

Rebels new head coach Marc Habscheid says it takes everyone, including the city, to win a title
Red Deer Rebels new head coach Marc Habscheid has won a lot in the Western Hockey League.With 18 years of coaching experience, he's recorded 582 wins, the sixth most in WHL history, in 1,166 regular s...
Jun 06, 2025

Alberta teachers taking strike vote June 5-8
Alberta teachers are currently taking a strike vote.The vote, which runs June 5-8, followed up the strike authorization vote which took place at the end of May, and saw 99 per cent vote in favour.Near...
Jun 06, 2025