Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Trial wraps up in fatal highway crash near Red Deer
Closing arguments wrapped up Tuesday at the trial of a woman charged with impaired driving in a fatal crash west of Red Deer last year. Bobbi Crotty, 24, has pleaded not guilty to charges of impaired ...
Sep 18, 2018
RCMP investigate armed robbery at Eastview 7-Eleven
RED DEER- RCMP are investigating an armed robbery early Monday morning at the 7-Eleven store on 40 Avenue after a man pointed a handgun at a staff member in the store and demanded cigarettes and cash....
Sep 18, 2018
Red Deer city councillor proposes shopping cart ban
If one Red Deer city councillor get his way, shopping carts in public places would be banned. Buck Buchanan presented two notices of motion on Monday night, one of which doesn't go so far as using the...
Sep 17, 2018
City Briefs: council commits $50,000 to Canadian Finals Rodeo
City council made a financial commitment to Canadian Finals Rodeo at its meeting Monday night. CFR, which is being hosted in Red Deer for at least the next decade, was asking council to approve a cont...
Sep 17, 2018
New playgrounds going in at two Lacombe parks
New playground equipment is ready to be installed at two sites in Lacombe. Playground closures will take place starting Oct. 9 so equipment can be replaced at Essex Park and Michener Subdivision. Cons...
Sep 17, 2018
Not guilty pleas in fatal highway crash near Red Deer
A woman charged with impaired driving in a fatal crash west of Red Deer last year entered not guilty pleas in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Monday. Trial for Bobbi Crotty got underway with the 24...
Sep 17, 2018
Road closure on 48 Avenue this week
A road closure will be in effect at 48 Avenue between 49 Street and 50 Street (Ross St.) this Wednesday. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the closure will occur in order to accommodate a scheduled water valve ...
Sep 17, 2018
Public consumption of cannabis puts Penhold's reputation at risk: councillor
If you want to smoke cannabis in public this fall, you may want to head to Penhold. Town council there voted recently to make it so that one can consume the soon-to-be legalized drug in public. Consum...
Sep 17, 2018
Smile Cookies return in support of Reading College
Yummy Smile Cookies are back at your local Tim Horton’s this week and once again proceeds from Red Deer locations will benefit Reading College. Reading College is an initiative of the Foundation...
Sep 16, 2018
Recovery Day strives to break the stigma of addiction
Breaking the stigma was the theme of the fifth annual Recovery Day event held on Saturday at City Hall Park in downtown Red Deer. Instead of shaming people, the event coordinator said, we should be ad...
Sep 15, 2018