Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
County eyeing turning trash into energy to reduce carbon footprint
Red Deer County wants to reduce its carbon footprint and is looking at its current method of waste diversion to get that done. At county council this week, a memorandum of understanding was signed bet...
Aug 02, 2017
Mother Nature not done with central Alberta after rough July
On the heels of several interesting weeks weather-wise in central Alberta, forecasters say we could be in for more “excitement” in August. Storm season kicked-off with a wallop on June 20 ...
Aug 02, 2017
Future hazy for medical marijuana facility proposed for Pine Lake area
Red Deer County's Municipal Planning Commission was to address a medical marijuana facility proposed for the Pine Lake area on Tuesday. But at the last minute, those plans went up in smoke. Agrafina C...
Aug 02, 2017
Waskasoo Creek getting some TLC
RED DEER- Work to improve conditions in the Waskasoo Creek channel between Gaetz Avenue and 48 Avenue adjacent to 43 Street and into Barrett Park is underway. The City is working to restore areas in W...
Aug 02, 2017
Riverlands construction update
RED DEER- Here's the latest Riverlands construction news and what you can expect to see happening over the next few weeks. The water trunk project on 45 Street is now complete and all buildings are ba...
Aug 02, 2017
Innisfail RCMP lay numerous charges after attempted traffic stop
INNISFAIL- A young man and woman face charges following an attempted traffic stop and ensuing chase through Innisfail. On July 31 at approximately 1 a.m., RCMP attempted to stop a pickup near the Inni...
Aug 02, 2017
Red Deer RCMP investigate suspicious package
RED DEER- RCMP were called to investigate a suspicious package late Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 4:30 p.m., Mounties responded to a complaint about a package found in a vehicle at the Key Towin...
Aug 02, 2017
Agreement reached between City of Red Deer and IAAF emergency services personnel
A new two and a half year Collective Agreement with the City of Red Deer was ratified Monday by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 1190. The agreement will see a wage increase for a...
Aug 01, 2017
Public meetings on supervised consumption site in Red Deer scheduled for August
Red Deerians can soon have their say about the potential future of a supervised consumption site in our city. At the end of July, the Red Deer Coalition on the Opioid Crisis provided Alberta Health wi...
Aug 01, 2017
Red Deer RCMP looking for the owner of tires and pallet jack
Red Deer RCMP are looking for the rightful owners of a recovered pallet jack and a large set of truck tires. The tires are described as a set of four Toyo Open Country tires. The rims are Eagle Alloy....
Aug 01, 2017