Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
43 Street closing for ice removal, alternate routes advised
Ice jams are forcing a road closure through downtown Red Deer starting Friday. The City of Red Deer says 43 Street from Spruce Drive/48 Avenue will close until further notice to allow crews to remove ...
Mar 08, 2018
Soroptimist Central Alberta celebrates International Women's Day
Celebrating the extraordinary efforts and achievements of local women was the focus of an event hosted by Soroptimist International of Central Alberta on Thursday. The annual International Women's Day...
Mar 08, 2018
Hearing delayed for Red Deer Mountie charged with sexual assault
A preliminary hearing for a Red Deer Mountie charged with sexual assault has been delayed. The case against Jason Tress was spoken to in Red Deer Provincial Court on Monday. The 31-year-old was charge...
Mar 08, 2018
Red Deer RCMP providing free car seat checks Saturday
March is Occupant Restraint awareness month, and Red Deer RCMP and Community Peace Officers are kicking it off with a free public event where parents and caregivers can have car seats inspected or ins...
Mar 08, 2018
'What I Was Wearing' event at RDC sheds light on sexual assault
Important questions are brought up each time a woman is sexually assaulted. Advocates say those questions should not include, "What were you wearing?" That was the message of an event at Red Deer Coll...
Mar 08, 2018
Eleven overdose deaths in Red Deer this year were preventable, officials say
Three people died in Red Deer last month from opioid-related overdoses, bringing this year's total to 11. According to Stacey Carmichael, Executive Director at Turning Point, there's a decent chance t...
Mar 07, 2018
Made in Red Deer 'Lock It or Lose it' to expand across the province
You've either got to lock your vehicle, or risk losing it. That is the simple premise of the Alberta Motor Association’s (AMA) Lock It or Lose It program, which has been trialed by RCMP in Red D...
Mar 07, 2018
Put the phone away: 78 distracted drivers ticketed in February
Chances are they didn't see it coming. A total of 78 Red Deer drivers were hit with tickets for distracted driving last month. Red Deer RCMP and Community Peace Offiers issued the tickets as part of t...
Mar 07, 2018
Hospital expansion society eagerly awaits provincial budget, needs assessment
Doctors and community members alike are plowing ahead on the push for hospital expansion in Red Deer. The Society for Fair and Transparent Health Funding to Central Alberta - founded last month by fiv...
Mar 07, 2018
County Briefs: Bigger surplus, solar panel rules, public transit grants
Red Deer County is in better financial shape than expected. A report to council this week showed the county is sitting with a surplus of $6.5 million, four million more than was projected. Heather Sur...
Mar 07, 2018