Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

UPDATE [Located]: 34 y/o Jessie Ashton of Ponoka
April 10 – Ponoka RCMP say they have been in contact with Jessie Ashton and are no longer seeking information on his whereabouts.
Apr 05, 2018

St. Joseph grad service project supporting Smiles Thru Lindsey
Graduating students at St. Joseph High School are gearing up for a big week. Beginning Monday the 16th, the school’s first ever grad service project kicks off with a week of planned activities a...
Apr 05, 2018

Businesses not happy about 'restrictive' change to sign bylaw
Local businesses are concerned about the timing of a decision made this week by Red Deer city council. Council voted 5-2 Tuesday in favour of imposing tighter sign restrictions, including on the dista...
Apr 05, 2018

Child Advocacy Centre set to launch $8M capital fundraising campaign
Officials with the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre are still optimistic they can be in a new and larger facility by 2020. Board Chair Terry Loewen spoke about the $8 million project Wednesday ni...
Apr 05, 2018

Penhold Fire crews deal with carbon monoxide incident
PENHOLD- No one was injured following a carbon monoxide scare at a residence in Penhold overnight. Emergency crews were called to the home at about 1:30 Thursday morning. Acting Fire Lieutenant Max Jo...
Apr 05, 2018

Ponoka utility rates going up
PONOKA- Town Council has approved the monthly utility rates for Ponoka residents for 2018. Utility rates for water, sewer and solid waste have increased to cover utility operating costs, as well as cu...
Apr 05, 2018

Centre honoured for work in preventing violence in Central Alberta
The Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC) and one of its volunteers have been honoured by the province for all they've done when it comes to preventing violence. A total of nine Inspi...
Apr 04, 2018

Council keeping close eye on cannabis regulations elsewhere
Red Deer city council is keeping close tabs on how other municipalities across the province are dealing with the impending legalization of recreational cannabis. In Calgary, a city council committee i...
Apr 04, 2018
Mounties honour Red Deer man for helping find hundreds of stolen vehicles
City Mounties are saying "Thank You" to a Red Deer man for helping them recover more than 400 stolen vehicles over the past two years. Police say the citizen, only identified as "DM" to protect his an...
Apr 04, 2018

Open house in Sylvan Lake for proposed cannabis regulations
The Town of Sylvan Lake is set to unveil proposed rules and regulations for how they plan to deal with recreational cannabis once it is legalized later this year. Officials say 793 members of the publ...
Apr 04, 2018