Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Innisfail latest to issue fire ban
Innisfail is the latest Central Alberta municipality to issue a fire ban. Due to exceedingly dry conditions, open-air fires of any type are not allowed under any circumstance within the Town of Innisf...
Aug 31, 2017
'Addicts are human' the message on International Overdose Awareness Day
Officials with Turning Point are trying to drive home the point on International Overdose Awareness Day that addiction does not discriminate. Stephanie Pettigrew, a registered nurse at Turning Point s...
Aug 31, 2017
Smiles all around as kids head back to school
A new school year is finally upon us. The return to classes is made even more exciting this year by the debut of some brand new schools. In Red Deer, Don Campbell Elementary in Inglewood opened its do...
Aug 31, 2017
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into city transit bus
A motorcyclist is dead after the bike he was riding crashed into the back of a Red Deer city transit bus Wednesday night. The crash happened at about 11 p.m. on 67 Street at the 59 Avenue intersection...
Aug 31, 2017
No injuries after car crashes into Safety City
Luckily, no one was injured in a single vehicle crash in east Red Deer this morning. It was at about 7:15 a.m. when a woman driving an SUV crashed along 30 Avenue at Safety City. Witnesses told rdnews...
Aug 31, 2017
Red Deer photo radar locations: September 1 - 15
Red Deer photo radar enforcement locations: September 1 – 15, 2017 School zones: Nolan St., oleander dr., 55 Ave., 49 Ave., 39 St., Lawford Ave., Timothy Dr. Playground zones: Clearview Dr., 57 ...
Aug 31, 2017
Eggen: Catholic schools 'do a great job'
As the debate rages on about whether Catholic schools should remain publicly funded in our province, Alberta’s education minister is taking a more diplomatic approach. David Eggen says collabora...
Aug 31, 2017
Penhold included now in areas under fire ban
Effective immediately, the Town of Penhold is under a fire ban. Penhold Fire Chief Jim Pendergast says propane and natural gas barbecues and liquid fuels camp stoves are exempted from the ban. Penhold...
Aug 30, 2017
Fire ban in effect for city of Red Deer
Effective immediately, the City of Red Deer has issued a full city-wide fire ban. The ban was put in to place in consideration of dry conditions combined with high day-time temperatures. The ban is be...
Aug 30, 2017
LOCATED: Zerina Campeau, 19, of Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake RCMP say 19-year-old Zerina Campeau has been located and is in good health.
Aug 30, 2017