Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Airport lands grant funding for equipment upgrade
EDMONTON- Red Deer Airport is getting nearly a quarter million dollars to purchase a new piece of runway equipment. The airport is getting $271,450 to replace a wheeled loader which is used for pullin...
Jul 24, 2018
Public meeting Wednesday on fate of Mirror Fire Department
LACOMBE COUNTY- The Mirror Fire Department could be shut down by late September. A public meeting is being held on Wednesday night as a final revitalization effort. Residents will also hear about the ...
Jul 24, 2018
Revised code of conduct too demanding: Buchanan
Red Deer city council has approved a new Code of Conduct Bylaw. Changes to the Municipal Government Act stipulate that every Alberta municipality must have a Code of Conduct Bylaw in place. The City o...
Jul 23, 2018
Westerner Days sees 3,000 more visitors over last year
Officials say 93,543 visitors took in the 2018 edition of the Westerner Day Fair and Exposition. That's up about 3,000 people from last year's head count of 90,553. Saturday drew the largest crowd wit...
Jul 23, 2018
Red Deer MLAs want to keep Greyhound wheels rolling
Red Deer's NDP MLAs say they are lending their full support to Premier Rachel Notley as the powers that be search for a solution to the impending closure of Greyhound. Greyhound announced this month t...
Jul 23, 2018
Cannabis retailers camped at City Hall for permit applications
Aspiring cannabis retailers looking to set up shop in Red Deer have been camped out at City Hall since Thursday. They're taking no chances when it comes to getting their hands on marijuana retail outl...
Jul 23, 2018
Bird on a wire causes power outage in Red Deer, again
For the second time in less than a week, a bird has caused a power outage in the City of Red Deer. The latest one happened over the noon hour on Monday and affected between 1,000 – 1,500 custome...
Jul 23, 2018
Nurses' union seeks emergency meeting with health minister over Red Deer “staffing crisis”
The union representing emergency room nurses at Red Deer Regional Hospital has written Alberta Health Minister Sarah Hoffman to ask for an emergency meeting regarding the ongoing "staffing crisis" at ...
Jul 23, 2018
Raising the alarm in Red Deer over Canada's unprotected waters
A nation-wide campaign to raise the alarms over Canadian waters being largely unprotected was highlighted in Red Deer over the weekend. The Red Deer chapter of Council of Canadians held signs at City ...
Jul 23, 2018
Night closures this week for Highway 2A/Taylor Drive
RED DEER- Night closures will be in effect for Highway 2A (Taylor Drive), from 19 Street to south of the QE2/Highway 2A turn-off, each night from July 23 to July 27 (weather dependent). The closures w...
Jul 23, 2018