Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Man charged for child porn admits to sexually touching young boys
*WARNING - Some readers may find details in this story disturbing** Incredibly troubling details were revealed in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday during sentencing submissions for a man charged...
Oct 17, 2018
Planning commission denies two cannabis retail applications
Development permit applications for a pair of proposed cannabis retail sales (CRS) locations in downtown Red Deer have been denied by The City's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC). This on the first ...
Oct 17, 2018
Lacombe on board with Blackfalds stormwater plan
A proposal by the Town of Blackfalds to have rain water directed into Lacombe Lake has earned support from The City of Lacombe. The Northwest Area Master Stormwater Management Plan would see rain wate...
Oct 17, 2018
UPDATE: Mounties locate missing woman, one man in custody
UPDATED at 4:25 p.m. Red Deer RCMP say 48-year-old Aurora Rafer has been located unharmed, and that a 47-year-old man is in custody in relation to her disappearance Wednesday morning. RCMP are thankin...
Oct 17, 2018
UCP Red Deer - North candidates forum Thursday
RED DEER- United Conservative Party members in the Red Deer – North constituency have a chance to hear from the three individuals vying to be their candidate in the next provincial election. A c...
Oct 17, 2018
Final countdown on to CFR 45 in Red Deer
In just two weeks the Canadian Finals Rodeo will hit the dirt in Red Deer for the first time. After 44 years in Edmonton, CFR 45 goes at the Enmax Centrium from Oct. 30 - Nov. 4. Westerner Park interi...
Oct 16, 2018
Council sticks with current regulations for dynamic signs
City council is sticking to its previously agreed upon rules for how far dynamic signs have to be from each other and from residential areas, meanwhile clarifying for residents that these setbacks can...
Oct 16, 2018
Red Deer school districts ready for cannabis legalization
Local school districts say they are ready for the legalization of cannabis. Officials with Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools say the division will follow the Alberta Cannabis Framework, as well as th...
Oct 16, 2018
Ponoka interim bylaw bans cannabis smoking and vaping in public places
The smoking or vaping of recreational cannabis in public places will not be legal in the Town of Ponoka following the legalization of cannabis October 17. Town officials say an interim Cannabis Consum...
Oct 16, 2018
RCMP charge three, seize quantities of meth, cocaine and cash
Red Deer RCMP have charged three people with trafficking and seized significant amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine and cash following a four-month investigation that culminated in search warrants at ...
Oct 16, 2018