Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Lacombe city councillor seeks UCP nomination
A Lacombe city councillor is pursuing a move to provincial politics. Thalia Hibbs is throwing her hat into the ring for the UCP nomination for the Lacombe-Ponoka constituency for next year's provincia...
Jul 27, 2018

Red Deer photo radar locations: August 1 – 15
RED DEER- RCMP have released their photo radar locations for August 1 to August 15. PLAYGROUND ZONES: Jewell Street, 59 Avenue, 60 Street, 57 Avenue, McLean Street, Boyce Street, 47 Avenue, Lancaster ...
Jul 27, 2018

Town of Ponoka employees vote in favour of new contract
PONOKA- Town of Ponoka employees who are members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) have voted in favour of a new contract with the Town. The Town reached out to AUPE last month to ma...
Jul 27, 2018

Health Minister to meet with nurses' union Wednesday to talk staff shortage
Alberta's Health Minister has agreed to meet with the United Nurses of Alberta next week in an effort to resolve a staff shortage crisis that is causing exceedingly longer wait times at Red Deer Regio...
Jul 26, 2018

Wolf Creek welcomes International Learning students from China
An official welcoming ceremony was held at cole Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School on Thursday to welcome dozens of students from Guangdong Province, China to Lacombe as part of Wolf Creek Publi...
Jul 26, 2018

Increasing number feel quality of life worsening in Red Deer: Survey
While nine out of 10 Red Deerians are happy with their quality of life, an increasing number feel it's trending in the wrong direction. Results from the 2018 Citizen Satisfaction Survey conducted by T...
Jul 26, 2018

Training exercise to limit use of Red Deer River today
RED DEER- Some areas of the Red Deer River near the CPR Bridge may be closed for a training exercise on Thursday. The City's Environmental Services and Emergency Services staff are teaming up for a jo...
Jul 26, 2018

Veer takes message of integrity and ethics in politics to Ottawa
Red Deer's mayor was in Ottawa this week to speak at the conference of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians. Tara Veer missed Monday’s city council meeting in order to attend, a decision she ...
Jul 25, 2018

County gets $700,000 as Alberta expands rural bus service pilot project
Red Deer County will be expanding its regional bus service thanks to new provincial funding. The county is getting $700,000 as the Government of Alberta expands its Rural Transportation Pilot Project ...
Jul 25, 2018

Hospital Lottery dream home winner eyeing trip to Hawaii
The winner of this year's Red Deer Hospital Lottery dream home picked up the keys to her new pad on Wednesday. But Debbie Greiner, a resident of Stettler and long-time housekeeping/long-term care empl...
Jul 25, 2018