Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Red Deer RCMP seize West Park home and $14,000 in civil forfeiture
RED DEER – RCMP have been granted their application to seize a house worth $300,000 and about $14,000 cash as proceeds of crime, coming out of a 2015 Priority Crimes Task Force search warrant. P...
Sep 06, 2017
New recreation grant program launched in Red Deer
RED DEER- Non-profit groups can now access funding to enhance their ability to deliver recreation programs, services and events in Red Deer through the new Community Recreation Enhancement Grant progr...
Sep 06, 2017
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools approves new Pre-K program
RED DEER- Suzy Potts, Coordinator of Inclusive Learning, presented The Discovery School Pilot Project to the Board of Trustees at the last Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools board meeting on Aug. 29. ...
Sep 06, 2017
Council passes motion calling for property offence-specific courts
Jordan applications were the topic of a notice of motion debated by Red Deer city council on Tuesday. Councillor Buck Buchanan's motion cited the 67 Jordan applications brought by Alberta lawyers sinc...
Sep 05, 2017
Province releases hold on former affordable housing land in Clearview
The provincial government is finally releasing its grasp on land in Red Deer originally earmarked for an affordable housing project. In 2011, the Government of Alberta transferred a four-acre site in ...
Sep 05, 2017
UPDATED: Lockdown and search ended at Bowden Institution
UPDATE – [4 p.m. Sept. 8] – The lockdown at Bowden Institution has ended and normal operations have resumed. — ORIGINAL Correctional Service Canada says a lockdown was put in place i...
Sep 05, 2017
Funding for Red Deer College designated for mental health initiatives
Red Deer College is getting $205,000 per year for the next three years from the province to address mental health issues. The funding is to be used specifically for initiatives at RDC to assist studen...
Sep 05, 2017
'Chairleaders' event gives glimpse into life in a wheelchair
Six Red Deerians are now reflecting on the five hours they spent in a wheelchair Tuesday morning. Chairleaders is an experience hosted by Spinal Cord Injury Alberta which gives able-bodied people the ...
Sep 05, 2017
Suspect sought in stabbing at City Hall Park
Mounties in Red Deer are hoping you can help them locate a suspect after a teenage boy was stabbed in City Hall Park. RCMP were called to the park at 12:30 a.m. on August 31 in response to a report of...
Sep 05, 2017
Volunteers needed for Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup in Red Deer
Red Deer's riversides and trails will receive a little TLC later this month with another local edition of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Volunteers are needed for the event taking place Septemb...
Sep 05, 2017