Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
One arrested after flight from and assault on police
Innisfail and Blackfalds RCMP members were assaulted with pepper spray before successfully arresting a 31-year-old man Tuesday evening. Shortly after 6 p.m., RCMP located a stolen truck parked in a lo...
Aug 30, 2017
West area development in Lacombe takes big step forward
An agreement put in place this week between the City of Lacombe and Lacombe County should pave the way for commercial development along the QEII. Projected for development over the next twenty or more...
Aug 30, 2017
New West Park Middle School approved by planning commission
After hearing some concerns from residents, the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has voted unanimously to go ahead with development of a new West Park Middle School. The school will feature 26 clas...
Aug 30, 2017
Water meter upgrades in Innisfail
The Town of Innisfail will be upgrading water meter reading systems at every residence and business in town over the next few months. Town officials say the new meter registers are being installed to ...
Aug 30, 2017
Michener Aquatic Centre remains closed next week
The Michener Aquatic Centre will remain closed next week due to mechanical issues, City officials say. The Province of Alberta owns the Michener Aquatic Centre building and is working to resolve chall...
Aug 30, 2017
CIBC Run for the Cure set to go October 1
The CIBC Run for the Cure is set to return to Red Deer October 1 this year and organizers are hoping to see an increase over last years' donations. While over 800 people took park in the walk or run l...
Aug 29, 2017
Khadr welcome at RDC: President
Everyone is welcome at Red Deer College, including former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr, the school’s president says. Khadr revealed to The Canadian Press over the weekend that he has been ac...
Aug 29, 2017
Sylvan Lake council backs Red Deer hospital expansion
The Town of Sylvan Lake is putting its name behind hospital expansion in Red Deer. Town council approved a pair of letters Monday, one to the City of Red Deer and another to the province, showing thei...
Aug 29, 2017
UPDATE [Located]: Chloe Wiese, 16, of Red Deer
Chloe Wiese, 16, has been located. Red Deer RCMP thank the public for their assistance.
Aug 29, 2017
Court Briefs, August 29
A local man charged after a woman was robbed at gunpoint in Red Deer late last year will spend time behind bars. It was on November 11, 2016 that a woman in West Park was robbed at gunpoint while she ...
Aug 29, 2017