Category Archives: Red Deer

Boys & Girls Club launches 'Raise the Grade' program with new technology centre
Boys & Girls Club of Red Deer & District is continuing its focus on providing young people the opportunities to develop their potential and achieve their dreams. On Tuesday, the organization a...
Sep 30, 2020

Crown still considering resolution proposed for accused Walmart shooter
A resolution proposal for the man accused of shooting and killing another man outside the Walmart in south Red Deer last December remains in the hands of the Crown. Chase Freed, 19, stands charged wit...
Sep 30, 2020

WATCH: How Red Deer's integrated 911 communications centre works quickly to save lives
"Seconds count" is the bottom line as the City of Red Deer continues its urgent plea to maintain local integrated EMS dispatch services.Alberta Health Services announced its plan on Aug. 4 to consolid...
Sep 30, 2020

Boy injured after being struck by vehicle in east Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP said Friday that a ticket given to a driver when a male youth on a bicycle was struck Wednesday morning will be withdrawn.It was about 8:30 a.m. that morning on 22 Street near Vanier Dri...
Sep 30, 2020

School divisions recognize Orange Shirt Day
Created in 2013, Orange Shirt Day was inspired by residential school survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad, whose orange shirt - a gift from her grandmother - was confiscated on her first day at the school wh...
Sep 30, 2020

Poor decision making and communication at Westerner Park, but no fraud: Audit
Poor decision making and internal processes, and a lack of communication on multiple levels, helped create the current financial crisis at Westerner Park, but there was no fraud or misappropriation of...
Sep 29, 2020

Mediation process recessed until January for proposed RV resort at Buffalo Lake
A mediation process to help resolve a dispute surrounding a proposed RV resort along the south shore of Buffalo Lake northwest of Stettler has been recessed until January.On Sept. 25, the County of St...
Sep 29, 2020

Red Deer adds two active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer has added two active cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, according to the latest numbers from the province, for a total of seven. The number of recoveries in Red Deer remains listed at ...
Sep 29, 2020

Town of Penhold urging province to expedite roundabout project
The Town of Penhold has sent an urgent request to Alberta Transportation in hopes of expediting work on a new roundabout at the community's busiest intersection.With a large amount of motor vehicle co...
Sep 29, 2020

Ponoka skate park closed due to vandalism and COVID violations
Unfortunate circumstances for youth in Ponoka as Hamilton's Skate Park has now been closed for the remainder of the season.Town officials say the move follows numerous complaints from the public about...
Sep 29, 2020