Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Reg Warkentin latest to vie for UCP nod in Red Deer - North
Another name has come forward in the race for the UCP nomination in Red Deer - North ahead of next spring's provincial election. Reg Warkentin, the policy and advocacy manager with the Red Deer and Di...
Aug 15, 2018

First Rider program educates kids on school bus safety
Young students are getting a crash course this week on school bus safety. Both Red Deer school divisions, as well as Chinook’s Edge and Prairie Bus Lines partered for events on Tuesday in Red De...
Aug 15, 2018

Charges laid after Ponoka liquor store robbery
Charges have been laid following an alleged armed robbery on August 11 at Hammy’s Liquor Store in Ponoka. RCMP say the incident happened that night just after 9:30. It was reported that three me...
Aug 15, 2018

Lacombe looking to make retail cannabis permitted use in more areas
There’s more work to be done in Lacombe to finalize regulations around retail cannabis sales. To date, The City and city council have taken a vastly different approach to where cannabis shops wi...
Aug 15, 2018

Lacombe eyeing return of major retailer
LACOMBE- Council has given first reading to a proposed borrowing bylaw to fund the revitalization of Lacombe Market Square by securing a major Canadian retailer as an anchor tenant, along with associa...
Aug 15, 2018

Blackfalds RCMP warn of attempts to steal property
BLACKFALDS- On August 14, Blackfalds RCMP were called to rural property in Red Deer County. Two men attempted to steal a utility trailer from the property, they say. The pair entered the property, exi...
Aug 15, 2018

Alberta Party announces Red Deer - South candidate
The Alberta Party has announced the candidate who will run in Red Deer – South during next year’s provincial election. Ryan McDougall, a family law mediator and private practice paralegal ...
Aug 14, 2018

Gaetz/QEII interchange on schedule to be finished this fall
The new Gaetz/QEII interchange is on schedule to be completed this fall, according to a statement from the deputy premier’s office. Work is ongoing on the $80 million project which has spanned t...
Aug 14, 2018

Red Deer photo radar locations: August 15 -31
RED DEER- RCMP have released their photo radar locations for August 15 to August 31. SCHOOL/PLAYGROUND ZONES: Jordan Parkway, Kingston Drive, Oak Street, 58 Street, 55 Avenue, McLean Street, Addington...
Aug 14, 2018

Red Deer UCP nominee against "outing kids" despite social media criticism
A nominee for the UCP nod in Red Deer – North is on the defensive following his attendance at Pride in the Park over the weekend. Cole Kander denies saying the things someone he spoke to at the ...
Aug 13, 2018