Category Archives: Red Deer

Town of Ponoka begins snow clearing and ice control operations
Town of Ponoka snow and ice control operations have begun clearing snow from town roadways, starting with priority routes. Town officials say crews are also sanding and salting intersections as needed...
Nov 10, 2020

Thanks for Farming Tour arrives at Westerner Park
Organizers of the "Thanks for Farming Tour" at Westerner Park are confident they can host the event safely under current conditions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.The event goes Wednesday and Thursday...
Nov 10, 2020

AUMA supports keeping EMS dispatch local in Red Deer, three other cities
The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) is throwing its support behind the fight by four cities to keep their municipally-operated EMS dispatch centres. Officials with the cities of Red De...
Nov 10, 2020

Crash involving stolen SUV in Innisfail leads to charges
Charges have been laid following a head-on crash in Innisfail involving a stolen vehicle. Innisfail RCMP say the collision between a car and SUV on Lakewood Drive happened just after 8:30 a.m. on Nov....
Nov 10, 2020

Case put over to December for anti-racism activist facing assault charge
Small groups of protesters with opposing viewpoints gathered outside the Red Deer Courthouse Tuesday morning to voice their concerns over incidents that took place during an anti-racism event held in ...
Nov 10, 2020

Lacombe updates stormwater use policy
Lacombe city council approved an updated Stormwater Pond (SWP) Policy, which officials say accurately maps out public use and service levels provided at the various ponds throughout the community.Thre...
Nov 10, 2020

City council gives first reading to Vehicle for Hire Bylaw
Red Deer city council has given first reading to an updated Vehicle for Hire Bylaw.City officials say the bylaw reflects input gathered from the public and various industry stakeholders over the past ...
Nov 10, 2020

Festival of Trees closes to public due to COVID-19 concerns
Organizers with Festival of Trees in Red Deer say they have made the difficult decision to close this year's event to the public due to the current rise of COVID-19 cases in the province. The event sc...
Nov 10, 2020

30 month sentence for woman convicted in Inglewood bust
One of two people charged in a significant drug, weapons and stolen property bust in southeast Red Deer last year where police laid 141 charges has been handed a global sentence of 30 months behind ba...
Nov 09, 2020

MISSING: Sharmin Dyck, 35, from Innisfail
NOV. 10 -- Innisfail RCMP says they have located Sharmin Dyck, also known as Sharmin Foraie and no longer require public assistance.
Nov 09, 2020