Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Sawyer murder retrial moved to Calgary
A retrial for a local man accused in a stabbing death outside a north Red Deer pub in 2015 is to take place in Calgary. Daniel Boyd Sawyer, 34, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ala...
Feb 05, 2019

New utility rates take effect March 1
RED DEER- Rates will be going up starting March 1 after Red Deer city council passed amendments to the Utility Bylaw and the Electric Utility Bylaw. In 2019, the average household will see an increase...
Feb 05, 2019

City of Red Deer to craft new homelessness and housing plan
A new made in Red Deer plan to tackle homelessness and housing is coming down the pipe. On Monday night, city council approved the terms of reference for a plan which will ultimately replace the 2008-...
Feb 04, 2019

No crime spike near Red Deer's overdose prevention site: RCMP
With permanent supervised consumption services for Red Deer on the horizon, officials are looking to learn from experiences in Alberta's two larger cities when it comes to the impacts on crime and nee...
Feb 04, 2019

Fundraising underway for Red Deer teen battling brain cancer
A local teen has the community of Red Deer on his side as he continues his battle with cancer. Last November, Keagan Evans was dealing with right hand weakness and started noticing other neurological ...
Feb 04, 2019

School and bus cancellations for Tues. Feb. 5
The following school and/or bus cancellations have been announced for Tuesday, Feb. 5: – Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools: School bus service is cancelled for the communities of Blackfalds, Sy...
Feb 04, 2019

LOCALTED: Dalton Anderson, 15, of Red Deer
MARCH 25 – Red Deer RCMP advise Dalton Anderson has been located safe and thank the public for their assistance.
Feb 04, 2019

Foster leaves as Red Deer’s top cop
Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Ken Foster has left the detachment for another assignment. Chief Superintendent Shahin Mehdizadeh, District Commander of the Central Alberta RCMP, has announced Inspector ...
Feb 04, 2019

Bighorn session well-attended, but Albertans still unhappy
Red Deer's long-awaited Bighorn Country Proposal 'public information session' was well-attended on Sunday at Westerner Park's Harvest Centre. The session was finally held almost a month after Environm...
Feb 03, 2019

Empowering day for moms and daughters at RDC
A day of empowerment for mothers and daughters was held Saturday at Red Deer College. The 8th annual ‘Power of a Girl’ conference was combined with the ‘Dream It Be It’ event, ...
Feb 03, 2019