Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Road closures and transit disruptions during Westerner Days Parade
Central Alberta's largest summer celebration gets underway this week and it all kicks-off with the Westerner Days Parade in downtown Red Deer on Wednesday. This means local motorists can expect multip...
Jul 16, 2018

Lacombe Corn Maze celebrates Canadian Finals Rodeo
LACOMBE- In honour of the Canadian Finals Rodeo’s inaugural appearance in Red Deer, the Kraay Family Farm 2018 corn maze design is CFR-inspired. Thsi year’s Lacombe Corn Maze maze covers o...
Jul 16, 2018

ENDED: Heat Warning in effect for: Red Deer - Ponoka - Innisfail - Stettler
Environment Canada has ended the heat warning for Red Deer and surrounding areas.
Jul 16, 2018

STARS called to three separate incidents in central Alberta Saturday
Three people were taken to hospital with traumatic injuries in three separate incidents on Saturday that required the assistance of STARS. The first happened around 7:00 a.m. on July 14 when crews wer...
Jul 15, 2018

RDC summer camps explore animation, game design and filmmaking
Dozens of young film students, video game designers and animation creators from across the province have just wrapped up a week-long summer camp at RDC to further enhance their skill sets. The annual ...
Jul 15, 2018

Design work to begin on future sports park in Sylvan Lake
The Town of Sylvan Lake has taken its first step in the development of a future sports park. On July 11, Town Council and staff hosted local sport user groups during a Pogadl Park design discussion. C...
Jul 15, 2018

New playground equipment planned for Ponoka this summer
Kids in Ponoka will be happy to learn that a new playground will soon be installed in Westview Park, while a new swing set will be installed at Central Park this summer. "The equipment has been ordere...
Jul 14, 2018

Dreeshen addresses energy security for Canada at European assembly
Red Deer – Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen is back from a trip to Berlin, Germany where he and members of the Parliamentary Assembly met with political leaders from around the world to discuss an...
Jul 14, 2018

Severe storms bring rain, high winds and hail to central Alberta
Severe thunderstorms moved through parts of Alberta on Friday bringing, rain, strong winds and hail in many areas. Environment Canada Meteorologist Heather Pimiskern says these storms were produced al...
Jul 14, 2018

18 years since the Pine Lake tornado
July 14, 2000 is a date that won’t soon be forgotten in Central Alberta. Saturday marks the 18th anniversary of the devastating tornado that ran a destructive path through the Green Acres traile...
Jul 13, 2018