Category Archives: Red Deer

City launching digital archives collection
Starting next week, Red Deerians will have access to a treasure trove of archives detailing our city's history.A digital archives collection is launching this month on a new web site hosted by Preserv...
Jan 14, 2020

UPDATE (LOCATED): Pierre Saddleback, 29, from Ponoka
JAN 21 - Ponoka RCMP say they are no longer seeking the public's assistance in locating Pierre Justin Saddleback, who was reported missing Jan. 14. Police say that, "He has been located and his well-b...
Jan 14, 2020 Pierre Saddleback

LOCATED: John Potts, 30, from Ponoka
Ponoka RCMP is no longer seeking the public's assistance in locating John Potts. He has been located, safe and well.
Jan 14, 2020 John Potts

School closures and bus cancellations: Jan. 14
Due to the extreme temperature this morning, all Wolf Creek buses are cancelled today Tuesday January 14 and all Wolf Creek schools are closed.High schools will remain open for only for those students...
Jan 14, 2020

BUDGET: Tax hike cut in half, could fall further this spring
Following five days of Operating Budget debate, Red Deer city council has managed to lower the projected property tax hike by nearly half, with an even further decrease being sought. One of council's ...
Jan 13, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Red Deer Chamber calls unemployment rate "scary and alarming"
Scary, alarming, and great cause for concern is how the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce is describing the latest unemployment numbers in central Alberta. With a jobless rate of 6.6 per cent ...
Jan 13, 2020

Red Deer science prof and his dog harnessing the power of social media
When someone hits 50,000 followers across their various social media accounts it tends to be a pretty big deal. But when a dog does it, that's pawsitively ast-hounding.Bunsen, a two-year-old Bernese M...
Jan 13, 2020 (Supplied)

Lending Cupboard's Winter Luncheon to feature Dragon's Den star
A best-selling author, accomplished public speaker, and venture capitalist from the TV show Dragon's Den will be the guest speaker at the Lending Cupboard's primary fundraiser this year.Arlene Dickins...
Jan 13, 2020 (Lending Cupboard)

Truck crashes into Anders home Sunday morning
Red Deer RCMP are searching for the driver of a truck that crashed into home in Anders Sunday morning.Inspector Holly Glassford says the collision happened around 5 a.m. at a home on Avery Street."We ...
Jan 13, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Board announces next superintendent for Red Deer Public Schools
A search for the next superintendent of Red Deer Public Schools is over. The Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Chad Erickson as superintendent of schools, effective August 5, 2020. Er...
Jan 13, 2020 (RDPS)