Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Signage installation underway at new interchange
Crews have started installing permanent signage for the Highway 2/Gaetz Avenue Interchange. It is expected this work will take approximately one month, weather permitting. Placement of overhead signag...
Mar 05, 2019

Snow zone plowing underway in Red Deer
Snow Zone Plowing is underway in the City of Red Deer and crews are working their way through snow zones across the city. Officials say the schedule for Mar. 4 - 8 will see crews plow grey routes in Z...
Mar 05, 2019

Calls grow louder for Red Deer hospital expansion
Hospital expansion is the number one priority for an advocacy group that says Red Deer Regional Hospital can no longer meet the needs of the area. The Society for Hospital Expansion in Central Alberta...
Mar 05, 2019

RDC to become Red Deer University
It's official. Red Deer College will soon be known as Red Deer University. The official announcement was made Tuesday morning, one year after the provincial government gave college the long-awaited gr...
Mar 05, 2019

Red Deer hospital patients notified of potential scabies exposure
Alberta Health Services says about 200 individuals who were intensive care patients at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) between October 6, 2018 and March 5, 2019, are being notified they may ...
Mar 05, 2019

Red Deer funds outreach team to connect with homeless people for housing options
Red Deer city council has approved the formation of an assertive street engagement team to focus on outreach and engagement with the city’s homeless. A group of individuals will have the task of...
Mar 05, 2019

Warming centre to remain open during summer for first time
A warming centre in Red Deer will operate out of Safe Harbour during the summer months for the first time. City council approved a development permit Monday allowing the agency to operate the warming ...
Mar 05, 2019

Province commits $49M to upgrade wastewater plant
The provincial government has announced they will be investing $49.2 million to upgrade the wastewater treatment facility in Red Deer. The investment is part of the Water for Life Program, which provi...
Mar 04, 2019

Publicly accessible crime mapping coming for Red Deerians
Publicly available crime mapping compiled and distributed by the RCMP will become accessible to Red Deerians in the next month. City council approved the measure at its meeting on Monday. The initiati...
Mar 04, 2019

Mounties make significant drug bust
City Mounties are heralding "one of Red Deer's largest drug seizures in recent history." Red Deer RCMP say three people face a total of 49 criminal charges after they executed five search warrants in ...
Mar 04, 2019