Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Fire destroys two mobile homes in Blackfalds
BLACKFALDS – A fire destroyed two mobile homes last night in Blackfalds. It was at about 10:15 p.m. when Blackfalds firefighters along with a crew from Lacombe were called to the Blackfalds Esta...
May 12, 2017
Abbey Centre goes solar
BLACKFALDS- Following approval at this week’s council meeting, the Abbey Centre in Blackfalds will soon be getting part of its power from the sun. The $396,000 solar project was initiated follow...
May 12, 2017
Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre ribbon-cutting ceremony
SYLVAN LAKE- The official ribbon cutting ceremony is being held today for the brand new NexSource Centre in Sylvan Lake. Today’s ceremony is the kickoff for a full weekend of grand opening weeke...
May 12, 2017
City proclaims Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Red Deer
May is now officially Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Red Deer. A proclamation ceremony held at Red Deer City Council Chambers on Thursday marked the first time the City of Red Deer has formally recog...
May 11, 2017
Judge blasts Red Deer couple while sentencing them for human trafficking
"You have no one to blame but yourselves, shame on you both." Judge David Plosz gave quite the scolding to a couple sentenced in Red Deer Provincial Court on Thursday for human trafficking violations....
May 11, 2017
Thieves steal 15,000 pounds of steel tubing from Red Deer business
Red Deer RCMP say those who stole large amounts heavy steel tubing last weekend couldn’t have done it without a lot of help. A break-in to Alberta Industrial Metals, located at 4821 78 Street, w...
May 11, 2017
Vandalism at Sylvan Lake construction site causes water leak
The Town of Sylvan Lake and local Mounties would like to know who vandalized a major construction project overnight. “Unfortunately, throughout the night someone(s) vandalized major infrastructu...
May 11, 2017
Red Deer man charged with killing two women in Lloydminster to face trial
A Red Deer man has been ordered to stand trial, accused of killing two Aboriginal women in the Lloydminster area. Gordon Alfred Rogers, 60, is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the dea...
May 11, 2017
Sylvan Lake council briefs: Amending smoking bylaw to come up in 2018 budget
Sylvan Lake town council will take a look at amending the existing smoking bylaw. Last month, local anti-smoking activist Gail Foreman approached council with a proposal to make the town’s curre...
May 11, 2017
UPDATE: RCMP release sketch of one suspect in attempted gunpoint robbery
Mounties have released a sketch of one of the two suspects in an attempted armed robbery in Red Deer last week. Mounties say it was at about 6:10 p.m. on May 10 when two male suspects approached a man...
May 11, 2017