Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Power outage scheduled for parts of Eastview, Grandview on Friday
The City of Red Deer says a power outage is scheduled for Friday, April 20 that will affect some residents in Eastview and Grandview. Officials say power will be turned off from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. while...
Apr 18, 2018
Pre-sentence report delayed for former Bowden Institution worker who helped inmate escape
The case for a former Correctional Service Canada worker who admitted to helping an inmate escape from the Bowden Institution has been put over to August. In January, Peter Edgar pleaded guilty in Red...
Apr 17, 2018
City releases campaign expenses from 2017 civic election
Dollar figures are now out from the 2017 municipal and school board elections showing how much each candidate spent on their campaign. Re-elected Mayor Tara Veer spent $10,515, whereas her opponent Se...
Apr 17, 2018
North road out of Blackfalds closed up to two weeks
High water levels have forced the closure of the north road out of the town of Blackfalds. Range Road 272 (Broadway Avenue) is closed from Aspen Lakes Blvd. at the town’s north end to Township R...
Apr 17, 2018
Arrest made six months after Innisfail pub robbed at gunpoint
Six months after a pub in Innisfail was robbed at gunpoint, local Mounties have made an arrest. Innisfail RCMP attended the Fox and Hound bar at around 11 p.m. on October 5, 2017 after receiving a 911...
Apr 17, 2018
Wolf Creek Public Schools cutting staff to balance next year's budget
Wolf Creek Public Schools finds itself in a less than ideal fiscal situation. The board of trustees recently approved the budget for 2018/19 and it comes with over $2.6 million in cuts in order to mai...
Apr 17, 2018 Supplied
Clean energy upgrade program inspired by former city councillor
New provincial legislation to establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy program was inspired by a former Red Deer city councillor. Announced last week, An Act to Enable Clean Energy Programs would pa...
Apr 17, 2018
Ultra-low cost carrier could start up in Red Deer in 2019
It's looking like 2019 could be the year an ultra-low cost carrier comes to the Red Deer Regional Airport. CEO Graham Ingham presented an update to city council Monday, noting things are moving at a b...
Apr 17, 2018
Tax hike pegged at 1.5%
A tax rate increase of 1.5 per cent is what Red Deer residents and business owners are looking at for this year. City council gave unanimous approval to first reading to the 2018 Tax Bylaw at their Mo...
Apr 17, 2018
MP Earl Dreeshen hosting Town Hall Meeting in Bowden
RED DEER- Earl Dreeshen, Member of Parliament for Red Deer - Mountain View will be hosting a Town Hall at the Bowden Community Centre on Thursday, April 19. Dreeshen will be seeking feedback on a rang...
Apr 17, 2018