Category Archives: Red Deer

Red Deer Terry Fox Run has best year ever
The Red Deer Terry Fox Run just had its best year yet, raising more than $43,000. It even had close to 300 participants, with 20 volunteers helping celebrate 45 years since Terry's Marathon of Hope. "...
Sep 15, 2025

Town of Ponoka says annual fall clean up begins Oct. 14
The Town of Ponoka announced the annual fall clean up begins on Oct. 14 after the Thanksgiving long weekend.On that day, they'll begin collecting compostable yard waste and citizens are asked to place...
Sep 14, 2025

Highway 2 widening and backyard suites on Red Deer city council's agenda Monday
The following items will be considered by City Council at their regular upcoming meeting on Monday, September 15, 2025. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m.. The Public Hearings will begin at 5 p.m. I...
Sep 14, 2025

Blackfalds, Lacombe, Lacombe County form new collaborative
Blackfalds, Lacombe, and Lacombe County have formed a new partnership called the North Blindman River Tri-Municipal Collaborative.The agreement is intended to put a focus on strategic regional discuss...
Sep 13, 2025

Penhold Waskasoo Middle School officially opens its doors
The Penhold Waskasoo Middle School has officially opened.A ceremony and ribbon cutting was held Friday afternoon to mark the occasion with Chinook's Edge School Division students, teachers, staff, and...
Sep 12, 2025

Red Deerians take part in annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser
The 14th annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser for Red Deer's Outreach Centre took place Friday afternoon.Approximately 60 participants, mostly men and boys walked four laps in high heels in down...
Sep 12, 2025

Central Alberta harvest roughly one-third complete
Harvest is well underway across the central Alberta region due to consistent warm, dry conditions. According to the latest Crop Report from Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and the Go...
Sep 12, 2025

Man sentenced in Sundre drug and weapons seizure
A six-month jail sentence has been given to a man charged in a drug and weapons seizure in Sundre two years ago. Bradley William Pearce, 39, of Sundre, was also put on probation and given a firearm pr...
Sep 12, 2025

Conditional sentence for woman charged in Blackfalds drugs and guns seizure
A woman charged in a guns and drugs seizure in Blackfalds last year has been given a two-year conditional sentence and a firearm prohibition. Lotus Joan Silver Stalteri-Roberts, 26, of Blackfalds, was...
Sep 12, 2025

Kick it to the Curb Week returns next month in Ponoka
The Town of Ponoka announced Kick it to the Curb Week will return next month where citizens are invited to turn their unwanted items into somebody else's treasure.From Oct. 3 to 8, Ponoka residents ar...
Sep 12, 2025