Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Bentley teacher wins Edwin Parr Award
Brittni Turner, who teaches junior and senior high Math and Sciences at Bentley School, was chosen from among eight school divisions in Zone 4 for this year's Alberta School Boards Association Zone 4 ...
May 29, 2018
Agencies remain optimistic amid public anger over supervised consumption
Safe Harbour Society executive director Kath Hoffman gets why people are angry over the opioid crisis plaguing Red Deer. But Hoffman says people are simply looking for a solution, which is something e...
May 29, 2018
Victims and Survivors of Crime Week: Victim impact statements
In an effort to raise awareness of National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, rdnewsNOW is taking a look at three different facets of what is available to someone when they become a victim. When so...
May 29, 2018
Homeowners cry folly on skate park plan for east Blackfalds
Residents of an east side neighbourhood in Blackfalds are up in arms over the Town’s apparent decision to move old skate park equipment onto an existing greenspace. The Town decided in January i...
May 29, 2018
UPDATE: Suspicious package at downtown building deemed non-dangerous
The RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit have determined that a package left at a building in downtown Red Deer which triggered a police response and a community disruption is not dangerous or suspicious. RC...
May 29, 2018
ALERT seize drugs and weapons from South Hill home
A Red Deer man has been arrested following a two-week investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). ALERT says the Red Deer organized crime and gang team seized drugs and weapon...
May 29, 2018
Divided Woodlea faces city council, carriage home rejected
The issue of a carriage home site exception in Red Deer's Woodlea neighbourhood has been put to bed, for now. Following a lengthy public hearing on Monday, city council rejected an application for a c...
May 29, 2018
Two sites approved for mobile supervised consumption services
The pieces are finally in place for mobile supervised consumption services (SCS) to set up shop in Red Deer. On Monday, city council approved amendments to its License Bylaw which make it possible for...
May 29, 2018
City meets with Alberta Health Services to talk supervised consumption
The mayor of Red Deer and representatives with Alberta Health Services recently met to discuss supervised consumption services (SCS) and other health issues affecting central Albertans. On Monday, cit...
May 28, 2018
Local fathers rally in support of their parenting rights
A small group of local fathers rallied in support of fathers’ rights in front of the Red Deer Courthouse Monday morning. They say the court system favours mothers over fathers. Group spokesperso...
May 28, 2018