Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

The Town of Blackfalds has announced the hiring of a new Emergency Management and Protective Services Manager. Ken Morrison retired from the Blackfalds RCMP Detachment earlier this year and is now put...

Enough is enough. That was the message from the organizer of a 'Justice for Colten' rally held in downtown Red Deer on Monday. Last Friday, a jury in Battleford, Saskatchewan found Gerald Stanley, 56,...

RED DEER COUNTY- Property Assessment Notices for 2017 were mailed out by Red Deer County on February 9. The 2018 Tax Notice will be sent out in May. County officials would like property owners to ensu...

Luckily no one was hurt after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Hawkridge Boulevard and Highway 2A in Penhold on Sunday. It happened around 1:30 p.m. Four fire units and 13 firefighters respo...

The Extreme Cold Warning for Red Deer and surrounding areas is no longer in effect. === Environment Canada has issued another Extreme Cold Warning for parts of central Alberta. Wind chill values of mi...

Over 150 people gathered at the Black Knight Inn Saturday night to help raise money for the completion of an all access, barrier-free playground at Mattie McCullough Elementary School in Red Deer. The...

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is continuing to make investments in its School / Teacher Counsellor models. District officials say while some other school divisions are going away from those model...

Newly enhanced incident response plans are now in place for students and staff with Clearview Public Schools. District officials say 'Hour Zero' covers a large spectrum of possible emergency situation...

Red Deer College has launched its second annual student recruitment marketing campaign. Over the next three months, the RDC Reasons campaign will highlight the academic and personal journeys of some o...

The second annual Indigenous Perspectives Conference took place Friday at Red Deer College. More than 100 students, mostly in their 3rd or 4th year of RDC's Education program, took in several keynote ...