Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Innisfail Big Brothers Big Sisters closing, Red Deer chapter to help fill void
Youth HQ and Big Brothers Big Sisters Red Deer is stepping up for their fallen partners in Innisfail. The board of BBBS Prairies to Peaks, which serviced Innisfail, Bowden, Olds, Penhold and Spruce Vi...
May 18, 2017
Social Media Breakfast Red Deer celebrates golden milestone
It started out as a small gathering among friends and has grown to become one of the most popular monthly events in our city. Social Media Breakfast Red Deer held its 50th event Thursday morning at Th...
May 18, 2017
Students test forensic investigation skills at St. Francis
It was a case of whodunit at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School on Thursday. Close to 200 grade six students were treated to forensic science-focused activities, courtesy of Let's Talk Science and st...
May 18, 2017
LOCATED: 13 y/o Jayden Lafferty
UPDATE [JUNE 6]: Red Deer RCMP advise that 13-year-old Jayden Lafferty, reported missing on May 18, has been located. They thank the public for their assistance.
May 18, 2017
Red Deer College honours 2017 Community Award recipients
Red Deer College celebrated its annual Community Award recipients Wednesday night. The G.H. Dawe Memorial Award was bestowed upon Alfio Truant for his commitment to community and leadership. Truant, a...
May 17, 2017
RCMP share tips for spotting counterfeit currency
Do you know what to look for when it comes to spotting fake money? A group of about 30 people turned out Wednesday afternoon as Red Deer RCMP hosted a counterfeit currency presentation as part of Crim...
May 17, 2017
RDC and local school divisions extend Learning Pathways agreement
Seven local school divisions and Red Deer College put pen to paper Wednesday to extend the Learning Pathways in Central Alberta partnership. Formalized in 2013, the original Memorandum of Understandin...
May 17, 2017
Councillor Buchanan: Police spending too much time on data entry, national review needed
Are police officers across Canada spending too much of their time on data entry? One Red Deer city councillor thinks they are and that a national review is necessary. Buck Buchanan presented a notice ...
May 17, 2017
RCMP helicopter provides Mounties with important help from above
"Mike-Papa-Papa." This call signal commonly heard on police scanners is for Alberta's lone RCMP helicopter. The chopper made a pit stop at Red Deer Airport Wednesday morning in an effort by Mounties t...
May 17, 2017
Red Deer photographer creates unique tribute for Canada's 150th birthday
A Red Deer photographer has put his lens to work to create a unique tribute honouring Canadians from coast-to-coast. Tim Van Horn has crossed the country five times over the past eight years in his bi...
May 17, 2017