Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Moore, Sloboda enter growing UCP race in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
The list of candidates seeking to replace Don MacIntyre continues to grow. Two more people this week have entered the UCP nomination race for the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Constituency - Christine Moore a...
Mar 07, 2018
UPDATE: Thieves crash truck into Bower Place, steal ATM
RED DEER- RCMP are investigating the theft of an ATM after a truck crashed through glass doors at Bower Place early Tuesday morning, knocking over an ATM near the door so that the two men in the truck...
Mar 06, 2018
UPDATE: Three youth charged following alleged threat toward Hunting Hills
Three male youth face charges after Red Deer RCMP investigated an online threat directed at Hunting Hills High School on Friday. The investigation began the morning of March 2 after school administrat...
Mar 06, 2018
Dine Out for Learning this Thursday
Red Deerians are being encouraged to dine out on Thursday in support of those in our community with learning disabilities. The fifth annual Dine Out for Learning fundraiser happens March 8 and has 26 ...
Mar 06, 2018
Lacombe appoints new Chief Administrative Officer
LACOMBE- Matthew Goudy has been appointed as the new Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Lacombe, effective March 6. Prior to his new role at the City of Lacombe, Goudy served as the Operatio...
Mar 06, 2018
Urgent need for blood across Canada, including Red Deer, continues
OTTAWA- Canadian Blood Services continues to urge eligible Canadians to give blood as the national inventory and days on hand of several blood groups remain at critically low levels. Approximately 10,...
Mar 06, 2018
Council Briefs: March 5
The City of Red Deer is moving ahead with amending its sign bylaw. City council passed first reading Monday to new policy which would prohibit portable signs from being within 100 metres of each other...
Mar 05, 2018
Council discusses regulations for retail cannabis
Before long, the retail sale of cannabis will be a reality across Canada. The Government of Alberta announced regulations for private cannabis retailers on February 16 and that the Alberta Gaming and ...
Mar 05, 2018
Red Deerians buried by up to 15 centimetres of snow over the weekend
Red Deerians are looking forward to better weather this week after significant snowfall in the area over the weekend. That brunt of the snow began to fall Friday and persisted through much of the day ...
Mar 05, 2018
Red Deer sees more fentanyl deaths in 2017: Report
Red Deer is seeing the second-highest rate of apparent fentanyl-related deaths among Alberta's larger cities. Alberta Health has released its final 2017 Quarterly Report on Opioids and Substances of M...
Mar 05, 2018