Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

More money needed to finish cleaning up trees felled by windstorm
A 111 km/h windstorm on June 20, 2017 brought down roughly 15,000 trees in Red Deer’s parks system. Almost a year has gone by and it's likely you'll still see a felled tree or stump from that st...
Jun 06, 2018

Wolf Creek installing cameras on school buses
If you're going to pass a Wolf Creek Public Schools bus this fall, you’d best be doing so legally. The school division is installing surveillance cameras on its school buses starting with six br...
Jun 06, 2018

Sylvan Lake Park access restricted Thursday for construction
Officials with the Town of Sylvan Lake are advising that construction crews are paving the trail within Sylvan Lake Park on Thursday, June 7, and as a result are restricting access to the park. Access...
Jun 06, 2018

PAMZ gives out annual awards for protecting air quality
Dedication to improving air quality was recognized Wednesday at the annual Blue Skies Awards in Red Deer. Hosted by the Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ), three recipients were honoured for thei...
Jun 06, 2018

Red Deer RCMP car rammed during afternoon pursuit
A Red Deer man wanted on three warrants faces 24 new criminal charges after ramming an RCMP cruiser while attempting to evade arrest in a stolen truck Tuesday afternoon. It was at about 1:30 p.m. when...
Jun 06, 2018

New detours next week for QE II/Gaetz Ave. Interchange construction
More detours and road closures are coming next week as work continues on the QE II/Gaetz. Avenue Interchange. On June 11, the north end of Gasoline Alley East (north of Poplar Street) and the western-...
Jun 05, 2018

Red Deer RCMP connect man in stolen car to multiple crimes
A Red Deer man wanted on six warrants faces 20 new charges on four separate files after Red Deer RCMP arrested him in a stolen Audi, linked him to a second stolen truck and seized two replica firearms...
Jun 05, 2018

Crossword scratch ticket lands Blackfalds woman $100,000
Jennifer Halyrevich could not believe her eyes when she scratched her Crossword Tripler ticket and discovered she won $100,000. Halyrevich said she wasn't home for long after scratching her winning ti...
Jun 05, 2018

Relay for Life set for Saturday at CrossRoads Church
One of central Alberta's largest cancer research fundraisers is happening this weekend. The Relay for Life goes from noon until midnight at CrossRoads Church on Saturday, June 9. Chair Janet Dixie say...
Jun 05, 2018

Lacombe man faces child porn charges over messages to Airdrie teen
AIRDRIE- RCMP have laid charges in a child pornography investigation that began in late April in Airdrie. On April 29, Airdrie RCMP were made aware of indecent online messages being sent to a 15-year-...
Jun 05, 2018