Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Bower Ponds and Heritage Ranch improvements set for Capital Budget debate
Two of the city's most popular park nodes could receive some tender, loving care in 2018, if council approves funding during the upcoming Capital Budget talks. Up for consideration first is an allotme...
Nov 09, 2017
Agri-Trade showcasing latest in farming equipment and technologies
One of Canada's premiere indoor and outdoor agricultural equipment expositions has taken over Red Deer's Westerner Park. Agri-Trade 2017, a joint venture between Westerner Park, the Red Deer and Distr...
Nov 09, 2017
Tree replacement project up for debate during Capital Budget
The City of Red Deer is looking to add $230,000 to its tree replacement budget in 2018. City council will decide Nov. 29 and 30 during Capital Budget debate whether the funding gets approved. The prop...
Nov 09, 2017
UPDATE: Carfentanil shuts down City Hall
Red Deer City Hall is back open Friday morning after officials say a member of the public left a package of carfentanil inside the main floor public washroom. City Hall was closed as a precautionary m...
Nov 09, 2017
Red Deer man charged after RCMP vehicle rammed by stolen truck
A Red Deer man is facing charges after an RCMP vehicle was rammed with a stolen truck. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, RCMP responded to a complaint of a suspicious truck diving erratically on Ross...
Nov 09, 2017
Lacombe Police arrest car wash break-in suspect
Charges have been laid in connection to a pair of recent break-ins at a car wash in Lacombe. Lacombe Police Service says members were dispatched around 5 a.m. on November 1 to Big Splash Car Wash on 5...
Nov 09, 2017
Breakfast with the Guys raising awareness of domestic violence
A charity breakfast later this month in support of the Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter hopes to pump up the conversation on domestic violence. Breakfast with the Guys is happening Nove...
Nov 09, 2017
Broadway Avenue and Hwy 2A junction opens in Blackfalds
A major road closure in Blackfalds is now over. As of today, Broadway Avenue and Highway 2A is open to traffic. However, due to recent changes in the weather, asphalt and Tutty Park pathway upgrades w...
Nov 09, 2017
Two Red Deer residents charged after stolen vehicle crash
LACOMBE- At approximately 12:30 a.m. on October 30, a Lacombe Police Service officer observed a Dodge Ram pickup and a Kia Soul travelling in the 4600 block of 58 Street in Lacombe. The Kia did not ha...
Nov 09, 2017
Firefighters say "Something wasn't right" about Klaus farmhouse blaze
Two firefighters who responded to the fire at the Klaus family farmhouse near Castor on Dec. 8, 2013 took the stand in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Wednesday. They were the first two witnesses c...
Nov 08, 2017