Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
City council approves retail cannabis regulations
Regulations for retail cannabis locations are now in place for Red Deer. Monday night, city council granted second and third readings to bylaw amendments which establish 300 metres as the minimum dist...
May 14, 2018
Fundraising underway for children of Red Deer couple killed in motorcycle crash
A GoFundMe account has been set up in support of the children of a couple killed in a motorcycle crash near Innisfail earlier this month. Brent Keryluke, 35, and his wife Nicole, 34, were killed on th...
May 14, 2018
City council designates priorities for RCMP over next two years
The priorities for Red Deer RCMP in 2018/19 and 2019/20 have been adopted by city council. Mayor Tara Veer says the priorities came into focus by way of significant consultation with citizens, includi...
May 14, 2018
Burman University lauded for work on tobacco reduction, cannabis readiness
Two Alberta post-secondary institutions are leading the country with innovative health policies to address the use of tobacco and cannabis on their campuses, according to a western Canadian anti-tobac...
May 14, 2018
Catholic Board Chair defends March for Life field trip
The Board Chair for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is responding to criticism surrounding a field trip by some Red Deer high school students to attend an anti-abortion rally in Edmonton last week....
May 14, 2018
Normandeau School seeking sponsorship to help send kids to camp
Teachers and staff at Normandeau School in Red Deer are hoping you can help them send some kids to camp this summer. Monique Stennes-Koot is a Gr. 7 & 8 Math and Art teacher at Normandeau and is s...
May 14, 2018
Accused in $10M fraud case requests jury trial
A Red Deer man accused of using ponzi schemes to steal millions of dollars from investors has requested a jury trial. Joshua James Tenhove faces charges of laundering the proceeds of crime, fraud over...
May 14, 2018
Charges dropped in 2017 Mustang Acres shooting
Charges have been withdrawn for a man accused in a shooting incident at a home in north Red Deer last year. Hol Dominick Garang, 26, was facing six firearms-related charges along with two counts of as...
May 14, 2018
Property tax rate increase for Lacombe County this year
Residents of Lacombe County will be shelling out a little bit more to the taxman this year. County Council has approved its operating and capital budgets for 2018 and they include a 2.5 per cent tax r...
May 14, 2018
Red Deer Public School Board passes 'another tight budget' for 2018-2019
The Board of Trustees for Red Deer Public Schools has passed what is described as 'another tight budget' for the 2018-2019 school year. A lack of government funding for student transportation and stud...
May 14, 2018