Category Archives: Red Deer
Community mourns loss of businessman and philanthropist Gary W. Harris
Tributes are pouring in for a man whose volunteer and philanthropic efforts have left a lasting legacy in the Red Deer community.Gary W. Harris passed away on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the age of 68.Harris...
Feb 19, 2020 Gary W. Harris (second from left) smiles at the grand opening of the Gary W. Harris Celebration Plaza in June 2018. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
UPDATE: Two arrested for robbery with a firearm in Normandeau
Red Deer RCMP arrested and charged two people in connection with an incident in Normandeau on Monday morning. Police responded at about 2 a.m. to a residence on Nash Street after a person called to re...
Feb 19, 2020
Mounties investigating two shots fired at Deer Park home
City Mounties are investigating a pair of shooting-related incidents at a residence in Deer Park earlier this week. Corporal Mike Evans with Red Deer RCMP says the first incident at the home on Dixon ...
Feb 19, 2020
Crime watch groups gathering for provincial symposium in Grande Prairie
Better communication is what the president of Red Deer/Lacombe Rural Community Crime Watch would like to see from his organization's provincial body moving forward.With the Alberta Provincial Rural Cr...
Feb 19, 2020
Councillor calls lack of cardiac care ‘a blight’ on Red Deer
Ken Johnston isn't mincing words when discussing the need for hospital and medical service expansion in Red Deer."It's a blight, it's a scar, it's a mark on how we are delivering health care in centra...
Feb 19, 2020 Ken Johnston says the lack of cardiac services in Red Deer can no longer be ignored (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Lacombe County eyeing automatic gates as crime reduction measure
Lacombe County is expanding on a pilot project officials say was effective in cutting down on rural crime. The two-year pilot saw automatic gates installed at the entrance to Westside Country Estates,...
Feb 19, 2020
City seeks hospital expansion, shelter funding, Crown prosecutors from provincial budget
Hospital expansion, a 24/7 permanent shelter and additional Crown prosecutors are The City of Red Deer's top three wishes of the provincial government. City officials will be watching closely for news...
Feb 18, 2020
Red Deer utility rates going up March 1
Red Deerians will see a rate increase on their utilities starting March 1.The average household will see an increase of approximately $2.60 per month, or about 2.4%, on their utility bill in 2020. Res...
Feb 18, 2020 Red Deer's water treatment plant (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Wyntjes calls on city to support conversion therapy ban
A city councillor wants Red Deer to show its support for the LGBTQ+ community by supporting a ban on conversion therapy.Dianne Wyntjes tabled a notice of motion Tuesday for council to support the prov...
Feb 18, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
STARS transports woman injured in Innisfail crash
One person was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries following a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Innisfail.RCMP say the crash happened shortly after 2:00 p.m. when a southbound car stoppe...
Feb 18, 2020