Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Blackfalds residents updated on 55+ Housing Project
BLACKFALDS- Town Council and staff, along with representatives from Lacombe Foundation, The Bethany Group, and Berry Architecture hosted residents and stakeholders to the fourth community conversation...
Jan 22, 2019
Ex-Red Deer teacher gets 3 years for child sex offences
SASKATOON - A former Saskatoon teacher who admitted to sexual offences involving children has been sentenced to three years in prison. Rhett Lundgren pleaded guilty in November to charges that include...
Jan 21, 2019
New wellness studio unveiled at RDC
Officials at Red Deer College have announced a significant contribution made to its Shaping Our Future campaign. At an event in the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre on Monday, the BMO Financial Grou...
Jan 21, 2019
Suspect sought in Rimbey armed robbery
RCMP in Rimbey would like the public’s help in identifying the suspect in an armed robbery over the weekend. Mounties say it was Saturday night (Jan. 19) at about 8:30 when members responded to ...
Jan 21, 2019
Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre gearing up for fundraising push
Planning is largely completed for the new Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) on the campus of RDC. That according to Mark Jones, Executive Director for the CACAC, says they hope to start co...
Jan 21, 2019
Mounties investigating several break-ins on same night in Rimbey
RCMP are investigating five separate break and enters during the overnight period of Jan. 9 – 10 in the Rimbey area. Police say investigation from the scenes indicate that two male suspects are ...
Jan 21, 2019
Blackfalds RCMP seize numerous firearms
BLACKFALDS- Following the execution of a search warrant on Jan. 17 at a home in Blackfalds, 14 insecure firearms were seized including one that was reported stolen earlier at a break and enter in Pono...
Jan 21, 2019
Former Red Deerian named Mr. Gay Canada 2019
Mr. Gay Canada 2019 is a born and raised Red Deerian. Josh Rimer, a graduate of Lindsay Thurber and student as G.W. Smith Elementary and Central Middle School, is also a former employee of RDTV. Rimer...
Jan 20, 2019
Accused pleads guilty to manslaughter in Stettler shooting death
A central Alberta man pleaded guilty this week to manslaughter in the shooting death of a man in Stettler last spring. John Roland Savage, 52, entered the surprise plea at a preliminary hearing in Red...
Jan 19, 2019
Clean-up of Red Deer's homeless camps evolving in 2019
The City of Red Deer is looking to take a smoother approach to cleaning up rough sleeper camps in 2019. During operating budget debate a year ago, city council approved $300,000 to be spent in 2018, t...
Jan 18, 2019