Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Ponoka man charged in multiple rural break and enters
A Ponoka man known to police and described as a repeat offender is now behind bars awaiting upcoming court appearances following his arrest near Joffre this week. Michael Allan Richter, 39, was arrest...
Sep 01, 2018
Temporary overdose prevention site planned for Red Deer
The Alberta government plans to establish a temporary overdose prevention site in Red Deer. The latest statistics released Friday show Red Deer has the highest rate of apparent accidental drug poisoni...
Sep 01, 2018
Red Deerians walk in support of International Overdose Awareness Day
Well over 100 people came out on International Overdose Awareness Day for an event held at Red Deer's Great Chief Park on Friday. Leah's Light is a five km walk/run that launched from the Kiwanis Picn...
Aug 31, 2018
Break-in victim challenges mayor, starting petition for municipal force
A business owner whose salon was victimized last week by thieves who put a bullet through her window and stole thousands of dollars worth of product has had enough. "(Mayor) Tara Veer, there is someth...
Aug 31, 2018
Sylvan Lake council sets 10-year sustainability targets
The Town of Sylvan Lake is moving forward with a new 10-year Municipal Sustainability Plan. The plan sets out targets for the town and its residents to meet by 2028 which are primarily rooted in the a...
Aug 31, 2018
Chinook’s Edge welcomes new teachers
Chinook's Edge School Division recently kicked off the new school year by hosting its annual New Teacher Orientation. Thirty-two teachers who are either new to the profession or new to the division to...
Aug 31, 2018
Community conversation on elder abuse in central Alberta
Local service providers will gather in Sylvan Lake next month to address the issue of elder abuse in central Alberta. Hosted by the Sylvan Lake and Area Community Coordinated Response (CCR) to Elder A...
Aug 31, 2018
Vandervlis leaving hospital more than two months after campfire explosion
More than two months after being hospitalized with severe burns and placed in a medically induced coma, it appears Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Ryan Vandervlis is ready to go home. In a Twitter post ...
Aug 30, 2018
Local swimmers with options despite Michener Aquatic Centre repairs
Red Deer's Recreation Centre Outdoor Pool will remain open past the Labour Day long weekend this year as the Michener Aquatic Centre remains closed for repairs next week. City officials say this will ...
Aug 30, 2018
Disappointment, frustration in Federal Court quashing of Trans Mountain approval
The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce says it’s extremely disappointed today following news the Federal Court of Appeal has quashed the approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion ...
Aug 30, 2018