Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Road safety key as students head back to school
With kids heading back to the classroom in the coming days, motorists are reminded to slow down and heed the rules of the road. Ford of Canada, along with Alberta Transportation, the RCMP and Public S...
Aug 29, 2018

Mustard Seed fair readies people for jobs while building dignity
The Mustard Seed welcomed guests on Tuesday for an event aimed at preparing them them for their next career. The first ever Employment Readiness Fair was held in conjunction with partners Dress for Su...
Aug 28, 2018

Olds College appoints Dean of Agriculture Technology
Olds College has appointed James Benkie into the new role of Dean, Program Development, Agriculture Technology. College officials say Benkie will be focused on developing and launching a new program i...
Aug 28, 2018

‘Project Blue Ghost’ leads to 99 charges against four
Local Mounties have laid 99 charges against four people from central Alberta following an investigation dubbed "Project Blue Ghost." At about 11:35 p.m. on August 18, someone stole a vehicle from an o...
Aug 28, 2018

Riverside Meadows residents fed up with illegal park activities
Frustration is growing in one of Red Deer's most central neighbourhoods. Riverside Meadows residents are fed up with the activities taking place in the neighbourhood's public park near The Mustard See...
Aug 27, 2018

RCMP looking into targeted home invasion in Anders
Red Deer RCMP are investigating a home invasion which occurred the night of August 24 in Anders. Mounties say the incident was reported to them several hours after it actually happened, placing it at ...
Aug 27, 2018

Local fire bans lifted
AUG. 29 – With the recent rainfall, and air quality at an acceptable level, The City of Red Deer is lifting the city-wide fire ban effective immediately. Although the fire ban is lifted, all cit...
Aug 27, 2018

Targeted shooting in downtown Red Deer over the weekend
A man sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a targeted shooting in Red Deer over the weekend. RCMP say the incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26 at an apartment i...
Aug 27, 2018

Tools for School in need of backpacks
As thousands of central Alberta students prepare to return to class for another school year, the demand to help those in need of school supplies continues. Darcy Ouellet, Fund Development Officer with...
Aug 27, 2018

Local Elder believes new holiday needed to educate Canadians
The federal government has stated its plans to fulfill one of the key calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) — the implementation of a new statutory holiday. Two pote...
Aug 26, 2018