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Town of Olds to create community arts hub through federal grant
The Town of Olds has been awarded $199,824 through the federal government's Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program to renovate its former Operations Shop into a community arts hub, according ...
Mar 25, 2025

Red Deer Grade 3s regional winners in long-running ExploraVision science competition
What do mycelium, hemp and fire-retardant microcapsules have in common? Believe it or not, they are the building blocks of a hypothetical technology which a trio of Red Deer Grade 3 students at Don Ca...
Mar 25, 2025

Sylvan Lake receives additional Housing Accelerator Fund grant
The Town of Sylvan Lake has been awarded a $540,000 grant from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to support new home developments.On March 18, town council approved a resolution dir...
Mar 24, 2025

Zoning bylaw changes to be considered by Red Deer city council in April
Recommendations from the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) around basement suite regulations will be considered by Red Deer's city council in April, when it receives a report on other zoning bylaw i...
Mar 24, 2025

Red Deer city council adjusts administrative fees for Indigenous stream of Reaching Home
Red Deer city council has amended a Budget 2025 decision by reducing administrative fees to 10 per cent of funding, from 15 per cent, for the Indigenous stream of the Reaching Home program. Sarah Titt...
Mar 24, 2025

Red Deer's Integrity Commissioner and Ethics Advisor reports only one complaint in first year
Red Deer's city council has received its first annual report from the City's Integrity Commissioner and Ethics Advisor, Steven Phipps. Council passed the Council Code of Conduct Bylaw in September 202...
Mar 24, 2025

Three central Alberta teams win provincial hockey gold
Three local hockey squadrons had golden weekends at their respective provincial championships.The Red Deer U15 AAA boys won gold on home ice, the U15 AA girls won the title in Lloydminster, and north ...
Mar 24, 2025

RDP, Students' Association marking Pride Week while more students on campus
The Students' Association at Red Deer Polytechnic, in partnership with PRIDE on Campus, is marking Pride Week, March 24-29.The observance, in its second year, is intended to give students a better cha...
Mar 24, 2025

International radar partnership sparks controversy among Canadian industry
A Government of Canada announcement to develop an Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) system in partnership with the Australian government is being called a "slap in the face" by a Canadian busines...
Mar 24, 2025

Missing Red Deer teen believed to be in Wetaskiwin area
Red Deer RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating missing 16-year-old Denzel Louis-Smallboy. He was last seen on March 21, 2025 in Red Deer, and there is concern for his well-being. He is ...
Mar 24, 2025