Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Urgent call out for blood donations in Red Deer
Canadian Blood Services has issued an urgent call for blood as the organization looks to fill more than 620 open appointments in Red Deer by March 10. Nationwide, officials say 35,000 donors are neede...
Feb 22, 2018
Poverty simulation shows just how Central Albertans scrape by
A firsthand lesson in poverty was taught this week by the United Way and Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance (CAPRA). More than 70 people took park in a poverty simulation which aimed to show j...
Feb 22, 2018
Local doctors form non-profit society to fight for hospital expansion
A group of Red Deer doctors is banding together formally to continue the fight for major expansion of Red Deer Regional Hospital. The Society for Fair and Transparent Health Funding to Central Alberta...
Feb 22, 2018
Suspected cocaine and shotgun seized in Lacombe traffic stop
Two people are facing charges after Lacombe Police seized what was believed to be cocaine, a shotgun, ammunition, cash and other items during a traffic stop last week. It happened around 11:25 p.m. on...
Feb 22, 2018
Know your Snow Zone or risk being ticketed: City officials
City of Red Deer officials are reminding residents to make sure your vehicle not parked on the street when snow crews come to do their thing. "We can plow much more quickly and effectively when vehicl...
Feb 21, 2018
Applications open for RDC's new Pre-Health Sciences Certificate
This September, Red Deer College will welcome its first group of students to the Pre-Health Sciences Certificate program. The one-year program is unique across Alberta, RDC officials say, and is desig...
Feb 21, 2018
Council says vacancies at Asooahum Crossing are the province's to deal with
If there’s going to be a solution to a developing problem at Asooahum Crossing, it’s going to have to come from the province, says Red Deer city council. Council was facing a request Tuesd...
Feb 20, 2018
Penhold gas station thief caught hiding in roof
Try as he might, there was no escape for a gas station robber in Penhold over the long weekend. Innisfail RCMP say they were called to an alarm at the Fas Gas in Penhold at around 2 a.m. Monday. Mount...
Feb 20, 2018
City of Red Deer releases report on homeless initiatives
A new report from The City of Red Deer shines a light on Red Deer’s homeless population and what people without shelter go through on a daily basis. From Homeless to Housed: 2016/2017 Annual Rep...
Feb 20, 2018
Red Deer gets community paramedic team
Red Deer now has a community paramedic team. The Associate Minister of Health made the announcement Tuesday morning saying the mobile community paramedics will be providing on-site care to seniors or ...
Feb 20, 2018