Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
New leadership announced for AFSC
After a thorough recruitment process, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) in Lacombe has announced a new Chief Executive Officer. Steve Blakely has been selected as AFSC's CEO effective ...
Mar 19, 2018

Red Deer RCMP arrest four suspects with loaded firearm
RED DEER- RCMP and members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) arrested four people in a traffic stop the night of March 14. One of those arrested was 36-year-old Quentin Lee Strawber...
Mar 19, 2018

School Bus Cancellations
Due to heavy fog all Wolf Creek School buses will not be running this morning. Schools will be open and school buses will be running this afternoon. === Also due to fog, Red Deer Catholic Regional Sch...
Mar 19, 2018

No one hurt in Penhold kitchen fire
Fortunately, no one was hurt after a kitchen fire in Penhold Sunday afternoon. It happened around 4:14 p.m. at a residence on Honeysuckle Close with crews arriving to find a kitchen stove on fire. In ...
Mar 18, 2018

Notre Dame grad service project raises nearly 40 grand for Aspire Special Needs
Roughly 250 students from Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School and some grade nines from St. Francis of Assisi Middle School in Red Deer wrapped up this year's grad service project with a 21-hour s...
Mar 18, 2018

Checking out the Red Deer Collector Car Auction & Speed Show
Thousands of central Albertans are taking in the 12th Annual Red Deer Collector Car Auction and Speed Show at Red Deer's Westerner Park this weekend. The three-day event running March 16 - 18 at the P...
Mar 17, 2018

RCMP release photo radar locations
Red Deer City RCMP have released their photo radar site and enforcement locations over the next two weeks. Between March 16 - 31, local motorists can expect to see photo radar set up in school zones a...
Mar 17, 2018

UPDATE: RCMP arrest driver who allegedly smashed into dollar store
RCMP have arrested and charged a man accused of driving a stolen truck into a storefront, hitting six parked vehicles and striking a police cruiser before fleeing police in south Red Deer Friday night...
Mar 16, 2018

First commercial cannabis facility in Red Deer County to start construction this May
Red Deer County is set to welcome its first commercial cannabis production facility. STIGMA Pharmaceuticals will open later this year in the Clearview Industrial area. The 66,000 sq.ft. facility comes...
Mar 16, 2018

Career / Job Fair at RDC next week
Local job seekers and those looking to upgrade their education are being encouraged to attend a Career / Job Fair and Alberta Global Talent Employer forum next week. The event hosted by RDC, Alberta G...
Mar 16, 2018