Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Progress continues on the rebuild of Westpark Middle School. Red Deer Public Schools says the contractor for the project, Shunda Construction, has told them that work on the new school is 40 per cent ...

A new site for permanent supervised consumption services will be discussed by Red Deer city council on Monday. A vacant building at 5233 54 Avenue in the Railyards area, a stone's throw from Safe Harb...

Habitat for Humanity Red Deer held a special ground breaking ceremony in Sylvan Lake on Thursday to celebrate the organization's first-ever project in the community. The new triplex along Ryder's Ridg...

The community is stepping up in a big way for the man known as "Big Ben." Ben Barthel is a fire medic with Red Deer Emergency Services. Earlier this month, Barthel needed the help of specialized surge...

Devin Dreeshen is officially a member of the Alberta Legislature. Dreeshen was sworn in during a ceremony at Thursday afternoon. Her Honour the Honourable Lois E. Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Albe...

Environment Canada has ended a wind warning for Red Deer and region which was issued Thursday afternoon.

The governments of Canada and Alberta are aiming to reduce flood risks in the province and to better protect residents and businesses from natural disasters. $30 million was announced during a media c...

Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre in Red Deer hosted an open house on Wednesday to showcase their programs and services available to kids with special needs in our community. It gave attendees a cl...

"Go home and check your smoke alarms." That message from Julian Hedrich, Fire Safety Codes Officer with the City of Red Deer during Fire Prevention Week October 7 - 13. Hedrich says this year they hav...

Following a successful review of Lacombe County's Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB), the Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) recognized the County's two year-long pr...