Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

RDC and Sunchild First Nation exploring educational opportunities
RDC and the Sunchild First Nation have partnered together to explore educational options that best meet the unique needs of students on the Rocky Mountain House area reserve. On March 28, leaders from...
Apr 02, 2018

Calkins joins Conservative statement on rural crime
Red Deer - Lacombe MP Blaine Calkins was one of three Conservative Members of Parliament to issue a joint statement in the House of Commons last week regarding rural crime in Canada. The statement rea...
Apr 02, 2018

Red Deer photo radar locations: April 1 - 15
Red Deer RCMP have announced where drivers can expect photo radar location to be set up in our city through April 15. SCHOOL ZONES/PLAYGROUND ZONES: 40th Avenue, Oleander Drive, 60th Street, 55th Aven...
Apr 02, 2018

Five-year sentence for Red Deer drug dealer
A Red Deer drug dealer has been sentenced to five years behind bars. Allie Gader, 58, was arrested in 2015 in possession of more than 10,000 prescription pills including oxycodone, hydromorphone, morp...
Apr 02, 2018

LOCATED: 20 y/o Colby Nepoose
BLACKFALDS- Colby Nepoose has been located and found to be in good health. The Blackfalds RCMP wishes to thank everybody for there assistance in this matter.
Mar 31, 2018

Red Deer temperatures reach record lows
It’s been a record setting long weekend in Red Deer, which is exciting of you’re a fan of cold weather. The mercury dipped to -21.7 Celsius at 8 a.m. on Saturday, setting a new record low ...
Mar 31, 2018

Town of Blackfalds looking into viability of two license plates in Alberta
The Town of Blackfalds has opened up discussion on requiring registered vehicles in Alberta to once again have a front and rear license plate. The conversation began during an annual planning meeting ...
Mar 31, 2018

Formerly homeless man's success story a sign of hope in Red Deer
Ken Makinaw spent about three months last year surfing from one couch to another. Other nights he spent outside, sleeping in a parkade or staying awake all night inside a 24-hour McDonald's. Proudly, ...
Mar 31, 2018

Innisfail Mounties arrest car prowler
A 25-year-old Red Deer County man is due in court later this month after he was caught breaking into vehicles in Innisfail. It was at around 2:15 Thursday morning when Mounties members were dispatched...
Mar 30, 2018

Too early to tell how high local waterways will rise this spring
Though Red Deer has seen a handful of days this month with warmer temperatures, it's too early to tell what the extent of flooding may be. Karen Mann, The City's Emergency Management Coordinator, says...
Mar 29, 2018