Category Archives: Red Deer
Bank in Trochu held up at gunpoint on Thursday
Police in Three Hills are asking for public assistance in identifying the lone suspect who held up the ATB financial institution in Trochu.It was Thursday, Jan. 30 at approximately 11:30 a.m. when Thr...
Jan 30, 2020 Surveillance footage from the ATB in Trochu, Alta shows a lone suspect holding a gun during an alleged armed robbery on Jan. 30, 2020. (Supplied/RCMP)
Man missing for almost a year found safe
Red Deer RCMP advise that as of Feb. 7, 52-year-old Dale Walter Birney has been located safe and unharmed. rdnewsNOW reported that Birney was missing on Jan. 30. At the time, RCMP stated that he had b...
Jan 30, 2020
Coronavirus could halt exchange trip to China for central Alberta students
The coronavirus -- declared as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization on Thursday -- may force Wolf Creek Public Schools to cancel an upcoming exchange trip to China.The trip sched...
Jan 30, 2020 Wolf Creek Public Schools Superintendent Jayson Lovell (at table, right), signs an agreement in spring 2018 that would allow students to participate in exchanges with the local school division in Guangzhou, China. (Supplied/Wolf Creek Public Schools)
The Mustard Seed opens new wellness centre
The Mustard Seed Red Deer's new wellness centre is now open to its clients.Acting as a sort of walk-in clinic, the facility will offer Mustard Seed users, and others in the community struggling to mak...
Jan 30, 2020
Town replacing trees at Innisfail Historical Village, removing unsafe trees along 52 Avenue
The Town of Innisfail is taking steps to ensure the safety of its residents and visitors by removing a significant number of trees from the east side of 52 Avenue between 41 Street and 42 Street, adja...
Jan 30, 2020
Lacombe prioritizes trails projects for completion in 2020
LACOMBE- Following recommendations from the Lacombe and District Recreation, Parks and Culture Board and the Bill Nielsen Trail Society, Council has reallocated the budgets of three stalled trail capi...
Jan 30, 2020
Blackfalds looks towards future transit options without BOLT
The Town of Blackfalds is looking into future regional transit options with the City of Red Deer as the City of Lacombe prepares to pull out of the BOLT Regional Transit Service.In a letter from the T...
Jan 29, 2020
Blackfalds resident seeking fair deal from Town in land acquisition for Multi-Plex expansion
A Blackfalds resident embroiled in a months-long land acquisition dispute with the Town of Blackfalds says he just wants a fair deal.Justin Smith's family home sits on land required by the Town of Bla...
Jan 29, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
RDC flies Bell Let's Talk flag
January 29 marks the annual Bell Let's Talk Day, a day to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and to talk about it openly.For every tweet, retweet, text, call or social media view, Bell Canad...
Jan 29, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Weapons, stolen property seized from Red Deer home in multi-agency bust
A joint investigation by Red Deer RCMP, K Division Emergency Response Team and the Edmonton Police Service has resulted in the laying of 141 charges and two people being arrested. Police say the inves...
Jan 29, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer RCMP)