Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Skills Canada contest brings students back out to RDC
Students are once again showcasing their talents in the regional Skills Canada Alberta skills competition this week. Those proficient in areas such as carpentry, cabinet-making, welding and video prod...
Apr 26, 2018
Celebrating 100 years of the Canadian Mental Health Association
The Canadian Mental Health Association is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year and CMHA - Central Alberta marked the occasion with a special luncheon at the Radisson Hotel in north Red Deer on ...
Apr 26, 2018
Council seeks to silence train whistles in Lacombe
Lacombe city council want to finally put an end to trains blasting their loud whistles while rolling through town. At their meeting this week, council directed CIty staff to incorporate “train w...
Apr 26, 2018
Red Deer man charged with child sexual exploitation offences to plead guilty
A resolution is in the works for a Red Deer man charged with child sexual exploitation offences. Stuart Hunt, 54, appeared in Red Deer Provincial Court on Thursday via CCTV. He is currently in custody...
Apr 26, 2018
Man who stole from air cadets to repay $35,000, serve jail time
A man who embezzled funds from the 24 Red Deer Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron will spend the next 10 months behind bars. David Lee Gillard must also pay back $35,000 he stole from the organization....
Apr 26, 2018
RDC Alternative Energy Lab opening delayed until fall
The new Alternative Energy Lab at Red Deer College will be opening later than expected. But college officials say there's a good reason as to why. Announced last August, the $10 million facility was s...
Apr 26, 2018
Youth who posted threat toward Hunting Hills High School pleads guilty
A 16-year-old male has pleaded guilty to making a threat toward Hunting Hills High School last month. The school was placed under lockdown on the morning of March 2 after several students posted on In...
Apr 26, 2018
CAREERexpo 2018 at RDC welcomes 4,000 students
A record number of high school students attended the eighth annual CAREERexpo at Red Deer College on Thursday. Close to 4,000 students from around the region met with potential employers and learned a...
Apr 26, 2018
Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off Raises $420,000 for Canada Winter Games Celebration Plaza
The Cabinet of the Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off in Red Deer has announced $420,000 was raised at this year's event. In a press release, Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off Co-Chair Christine Moore says the s...
Apr 26, 2018
St. Joseph grads celebrate successful service project
RED DEER – St. Joseph High School students participated in their inaugural Grad Service Project last week, and it was a very successful one. This year, they chose to raise awareness and support ...
Apr 26, 2018