Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Chinook's Edge students aim to enhance positive mental health
Nearly 160 students from 15 Chinook's Edge schools are coming together next week to launch a division-wide mental health capacity building project. On December 6 at the Zion Church in Didsbury, studen...
Dec 01, 2018
Moms Stop the Harm applaud Red Deer supervised consumption decision
A Canada-wide advocacy group is coming out in support of Red Deer city council's recent decision to approve zoning for supervised consumption services. Moms Stop the Harm had two representatives, one ...
Nov 30, 2018
Sylvan Lake latest to increase council salaries ahead of tax changes
The Town of Sylvan Lake is the latest central Alberta community joining others across the country in increasing mayor and council pay rates. The adjustments are being made in light of upcoming changes...
Nov 30, 2018
Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre launches inaugural Dream Home Lottery
Abused children and youth stand to benefit from the launch of central Alberta's newest home lottery on Friday. The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre Dream Home Lottery features $1.8 million in pri...
Nov 30, 2018
Innisfail RCMP arrest man in stolen vehicle
Routine compliance checks by Innisfail RCMP last week resulted in the arrest of a man breaking his conditions of 24-hour house arrest while driving a stolen vehicle. It happened around 1:22 p.m. on No...
Nov 30, 2018
Couple with 105 Christmas trees raising money for humane society
A Red Deer couple is combining their love of Christmas with their love of animals for a festive fundraiser. Vince Jackman and Tom Kereluk have decorated their home with 105 Christmas trees, up from 86...
Nov 30, 2018
International Day of Persons with Disabilities to be recognized in Red Deer
Local recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is happening this Sunday. Although the day is widely recognized on Dec. 3, a celebration and awareness event is happening this S...
Nov 30, 2018
Arson charge laid in Innisfail house fire
A 31-year-old man has been charged with arson after a house undergoing renovations in Innisfail went up in flames earlier this month. The fire in the early morning hours of Nov. 6 at a property on 50 ...
Nov 30, 2018
Evidence hearings delay Red Deer murder trial
It'll be mid-next week before the jury hears more evidence at the second-degree murder trial of Daniel Sawyer. The 34-year-old is charged in the Nov. 18, 2015 stabbing death of Allan Beach outside the...
Nov 30, 2018
Lacombe passes 2019 capital and operating budgets
Lacombe city council has adopted the 2019 capital and operating budgets. New expenditures in the capital budget are worth $6.5 million, a total which will fund 43 projects, mostly roads and undergroun...
Nov 29, 2018