Category Archives: Red Deer

Warmer weather brings out more criminals: Red Deer RCMP
While warmer spring temperatures often bring up people's spirits, City Mounties warn they also often bring an increase in property crime. Red Deer RCMP say they noted a decrease in property and person...
Apr 13, 2020

Support staff layoffs on the way for Clearview Public Schools
Officials with Clearview Public Schools say layoff notices are going out this week to support staff affected by funding cuts by the provincial government. On March 28, Education Minister Adriana LaGra...
Apr 13, 2020

Blackfalds testing beacon lights to control goose population
The Town of Blackfalds is taking a gander at a new way of controlling the local goose population. The town says it has installed small solar beacon lights in McKay Ranch to test the effect on the Cana...
Apr 13, 2020

AUPE announces member layoffs at Olds College
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says that some of its members working at Olds College were notified of mass layoffs on Thursday - just ahead of the Easter long weekend.AUPE says up to...
Apr 13, 2020

Waste Management makes the day for two youngsters turning three
For two three-year-olds in Red Deer's Eastview neighbourhood, their birthdays this week got an extra dump of awesomeness during the ongoing pandemic.Kym Breitkreitz shares that her son Jacob and his b...
Apr 11, 2020 (Supplied)

Pandemic no excuse to not remember Battle of Vimy Ridge 103 years later
In the House of Commons on Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau evoked memories of the fight put up by Canadian forces at the Battle of Vimy Ridge which took place exactly 103 years ago. The WWI ba...
Apr 11, 2020 (Michael Dawe)

Ronald McDonald House Charities doing all it can despite pandemic
Normally a fairly bustling place, full of hope and inspiration, the scene at Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer is much different right now.The facility is down to two families including four adults an...
Apr 11, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Students and teachers from Annie L. Gaetz reconnect through virtual parade
Roughly two dozen teachers, staff and educational assistants from Annie L. Gaetz Elementary School in Red Deer took part in a 'virtual parade' of sorts on Thursday.After initially planning for a vehic...
Apr 11, 2020 (@ALGaetzSchool on Twitter)

Missing woman last seen in Gasoline Alley
UPDATE (APRIL 14) Blackfalds RCMP advise that they have located Beulah Beaverbones and say she is safe.
Apr 11, 2020

Motorists urged to pump the brakes on Red Deer roads
The City of Red Deer says speeding, often excessive, is occurring throughout the city, and police are taking measures to respond."Over the past two weeks, Red Deer RCMP have caught motorists driving a...
Apr 10, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)