Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Work still needed as child poverty rates drop: CAPRA
Statistics Canada has released the 2017 Canadian Income Survey showing a notable decrease in the overall poverty rate. The national poverty rate for children under the age of 18 sits at nine percent a...
Feb 27, 2019
Woman arrested following suspicious death in Red Deer County
One person is in custody in relation to what Blackfalds RCMP is referring to as a suspicious death. Mounties responded at approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to a disturbance in Red Deer County. Police ...
Feb 27, 2019
Pink Shirt Day unites students to stand up to bullying
Students and faculty of Central Middle School in Red Deer made the most out of Pink Shirt Day - a movement being celebrated across the globe encouraging people to wear pink shirts as a symbol to stand...
Feb 27, 2019
West Park Elementary donation challenge supports local charities
A Red Deer school continues to support local charities. West Park Elementary School held a friendly competition throughout February as students worked together in their classes to raise donations for ...
Feb 27, 2019
Sylvan council approves Community Spirit Capital Grant applications
Sylvan Lake town council has approved eight applications for the 2019 Community Spirit Capital Grants program. Local organizations approved for a grant this year include Lakeway Landing Park Neighbour...
Feb 27, 2019
Red Deer RCMP photo radar location sites: Mar. 1 - Mar. 15
RED DEER- RCMP have released the list of upcoming photo radar locations for March 1 -15 School/Playground Zones: Orr Drive, Jordan Parkway, 69 Street Drive, Oak Street, Oelander Drive, 55 Avenue, Addi...
Feb 27, 2019
Red Deer sets new record low for Feb. 26
RED DEER- Environment Canada numbers show we set a new record low yesterday (Tuesday) in Red Deer. The coldest temperature recorded at the Red Deer Regional Airport was -36.1. That tops the old record...
Feb 27, 2019
BOLT bus service under scrutiny in Lacombe
The BOLT bus service currently connecting Lacombe with Blackfalds and Red Deer has come under scrutiny with Lacombe city council. During their regular meeting Monday night, council reviewed a committe...
Feb 26, 2019
Five candidates seek UCP nod in Red Deer - South
The Red Deer – South UCP Constituency Association confirms five individuals are seeking the party’s nomination in the riding for the looming provincial election. The deadline to register a...
Feb 25, 2019
UPDATE: B.C. man connects with long lost birth father in Red Deer
There is good news to share regarding a B.C. man's long-time search for his birth father. Trevor Johnston, who is 56 and lives in Coquitlam, called rdnewsNOW saying he believed his biological father t...
Feb 25, 2019