Red Deer

Name announced for new Red Deer Catholic middle school

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has announced that its new middle school (grades 6-9) will be known as St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School. The district's board of trustees unanimously approved the name...

Jun 30, 2020

Lacombe County fencing off Ryders Park to cut down on illicit activity

Lacombe County is taking action to address a piece of reserve land that nearby residents say is a dumping ground for stolen vehicles and garbage. Those who live near Ryders Park south of Bentley also ...

Jun 30, 2020

Six properties in Normandeau rezoned for future conformity

Red Deer city council has given final approval for the rezoning of six legal, non-conforming properties on the east side of 59 Avenue just north of 67 Street.At the Nov. 25, 2019 council meeting, coun...

Jun 30, 2020

Red Deer man wanted for domestic assault incident in Cochrane

RCMP in Cochrane say a man from Red Deer is wanted in relation to an incident of domestic violence in the southern Alberta town. Wyatt Robert Boden, 36, has been charged with multiple offences includi...

Jun 30, 2020

Blue Grass Central Spray and Play to open July 9

The City of Red Deer says the Blue Grass Sod Farm Central Spray and Play and the Lava Rock at Kin Kanyon are scheduled to open for the season on July 9.The boat launch at Fort Normandeau is expected t...

Jun 29, 2020

Council asks City staff to find $13 million in savings for 2021

Red Deer city council has instructed administration to find $20 million in operating savings over the next two years, including more than $13 million 2021 alone.Council set that wish and several other...

Jun 29, 2020

Front-door boarding, front-of-bus fare collection resumes Thursday

Red Deer Transit will resume front-door boarding and front-of-bus fare collection on Thursday, July 2. Officials say the move is being made in line with the commencement of the second phase of the pro...

Jun 29, 2020

Man injured in targeted shooting near Parkland Mall

UPDATE 2 - 6:47 p.m., Monday, June 29 RCMP now say the vehicle connected to this morning's shooting at Parkland Mall in Red Deer has been located in Calgary and seized by CPS. However, the suspects re...

Andrew Snook Jun 29, 2020 Police are searching for this vehicle in connection to a shooting Monday morning near Parkland Mall (Photo supplied by RCMP)

More charges laid following pedestrian collision in Meridian Beach

Further investigation by RCMP into a collision involving a pedestrian earlier this month near Gull Lake has led to more charges being laid.The initial investigation led to an 18-year-old male being ch...

Jun 29, 2020

Lacombe County mails out property tax assessments

Property assessment and tax notices for residents of Lacombe County have been mailed out. The County says they should be appearing in mailboxes in the coming week, but if you do not receive one by the...

Jun 28, 2020