Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Dreeshen earns UCP nod in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Devin Dreeshen has won the United Conservative Party nomination for the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake constituency. Dreeshen was announced as the winner late Wednesday night after voting by party members in t...
May 02, 2018

UPDATED: Mounties arrest two, seek two more in Rimbey home invasion
UPDATE: RCMP are confirming that Jimmy Morsette was arrested without incident in Bonnyville on May 18. Morsette is remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear in court via CCTV on June 1 in Rimbey....
May 02, 2018

Anonymous donation made to Medicine River Wildlife Centre
A central Alberta man has stepped up to help the Medicine River Wildlife Centre. Executive Director Carol Kelly says the gentleman is donating $20,000 for the installation of the roof on the new hospi...
May 02, 2018

McHappy Day making life easier for families at Ronald McDonald House
On what is perhaps the happiest day of the year at your local McDonalds - McHappy Day - one local family is saying thank you. Mike and Nicky Martel of Red Deer have four kids, including two who are of...
May 02, 2018

LOCATED: 16 y/o Sirena Soosay from Ponoka
Ponoka RCMP say Sirena Soosay has been located and thank the public for their assistance.
May 01, 2018

Women's Outreach receiving extra funding following Harbour House closure
A small fortune of funding has become available to help potentially several local agencies. On Monday, Red Deer city council approved a recommendation from the Community Housing Advisory Board to real...
May 01, 2018

The Lending Cupboard launches $500,000 capital campaign
The Lending Cupboard has some new digs on the city's north end, but it needs the community's help with moving in. On Tuesday, the organization which lends out medical equipment launched a capital camp...
May 01, 2018

Province highlights support for regional economies
Provincial government officials say the Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) program aims to continue to help communities across the province create jobs and diversify their economies. Budg...
May 01, 2018

RCMP Rural Crime Reduction Project arrests man in Mirror facing over 40 charges
MIRROR- Blackfalds RCMP began several investigations began in late January and culminated in a targeted arrest made by the newly formed Rural Crime Reduction Project on April 25 in Mirror. One man is ...
May 01, 2018

Court grants RCMP civil forfeiture application for drug house, cash
An application made by Red Deer RCMP in 2016 to seize a house worth $300,000 and about $14,000 cash as proceeds of crime came to its conclusion on Friday when the courts granted the forfeiture. The ap...
May 01, 2018