Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Red Deer to compete in Smart Cities Challenge
The City of Red Deer will be among many communities across the country taking part in Infrastructure Canada's 'Smart Cities Challenge.’ According to a published message by The Honourable Amarjee...
Apr 09, 2018

Red Deer Public Schools to show support for Humboldt on Jersey Day
Thousands of Red Deer Public Schools students and staff will join their people from across the country this Thursday by wearing their favourite jersey in a show of support for the Humboldt Broncos. Th...
Apr 09, 2018

Maryview School teacher finalist for Edwin Parr Award
A teacher at Red Deer’s Maryview School is up for a prestigious annual recognition. The board for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has named Bronwyn Hawkes as the division’s finalist for...
Apr 09, 2018

Loh latest to enter UCP race in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
A seventh candidate is throwing his hat into the ring to be the United Conservative Party candidate for the upcoming by-election in the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake constituency. Joel Loh is the Vice Preside...
Apr 09, 2018

Second home in Mirror destroyed by fire in less than a month
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in Mirror early Sunday morning. Lacombe County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere says they received the call around 3:10 a.m. and upo...
Apr 09, 2018

Short delay in opening of Sylvan Lake's Advanced Ambulatory Care Service
Alberta Health Services has announced a small delay in the much-anticipated opening of Sylvan Lake's new Advanced Ambulatory Care Service. Originally slated for a May 22 opening, AHS spokesperson Andr...
Apr 09, 2018

Red Deer Mounties arrest phone store robber
Red Deer RCMP have arrested and charged a man after a break-in to an electronics store in the early morning of March 27 in which almost $17,000 worth of electronics were stolen. Police identified the ...
Apr 09, 2018

St. Joseph grads want to put positive spin on mental health
Students at St. Joseph High School want to do away with the stigma surrounding mental health. That’s why starting next Monday, the school’s first ever grad class is hosting a week chock-fu...
Apr 09, 2018

New initiatives receive FCSS grant money in Lacombe
Three new initiatives are among the list of projects in Lacombe that will benefit from funding being allocated in this year's FCSS Community Grant Program. Connect Parent Group, a new program to suppo...
Apr 08, 2018

Innisfail water meter upgrades on the way
The Town of Innisfail is preparing to begin the process of installing modernized water meter registers on every property in the community. Beginning in May, town officials say the process which is ant...
Apr 08, 2018