Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Christmas Bureau set for busy season after donation from 100 Women
A hefty donation is marking the end of the year for one local organization and the start of the busy season for another. 100+ Women Red Deer held their fourth and final meeting of 2017 this week, elec...
Nov 17, 2017
Stettler RCMP lay stolen vehicle & drug charges
STETTLER- On November 10, RCMP were notified by the owner of a stolen vehicle that it had been located at a rural location northeast of Stettler. Officers arrived on scene and arrested a man in connec...
Nov 17, 2017
Court hears details of sting operation that prompted confession from Jason Klaus
RCMP set up an elaborate undercover operation to coax Jason Klaus into admitting he killed his family. In the end, he insisted it was Joshua Frank who shot Gordon, Sandra and Monica Klaus to death in ...
Nov 16, 2017
Blackfalds council briefs: allocating grant funding
The Wolf Creek Public School District and Iron Ridge Elementary Campus are among the major benefactors of $20,000 in grant funding being allocated by Blackfalds town council this month. This after cou...
Nov 16, 2017
Salvation Army Red Deer launches Christmas Kettle Campaign
It's a sign the giving season is now underway. The Salvation Army Red Deer has launched its 2017 Christmas Kettle Campaign in hopes of raising the funds needed to keep their programs and services runn...
Nov 16, 2017
Sylvan Lake Council briefs: Provincial Park to soon have new name
It won't be much longer before Sylvan Lake Provincial Park becomes town-owned property. After signing an Offer to Purchase on October 10, along with requesting a provincial funding allocation of $1.96...
Nov 16, 2017
MADD hosting Candlelight Vigil of Remembrance and Hope in Red Deer
The local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is marking two significant milestones this month. They include the 30th anniversary of the organization's Red Ribbon Awareness Campaign which ...
Nov 16, 2017
Report shows Red Deerians consuming less water, more fuel
Work is continuing on improving the City of Red Deer's Environmental Master Plan. A presentation was made to council this week outlining work done in 2016 and where the City stands on different metric...
Nov 16, 2017
Court Briefs, Nov 16
A man charged in relation to a break and enter at a home in Balmoral two years ago was sentenced in Red Deer Provincial Court on Wednesday. Danny Bergeson was handed two years less a day behind bars, ...
Nov 16, 2017
Needs assessment on supervised consumption finds majority would use facility
As the conversation about supervised consumption services continued inside city council chambers Tuesday, some data has finally been released from the recent needs assessment done in our community. Th...
Nov 15, 2017