Red Deer

City launches online community safety survey

Red Deerians are invited over the next few weeks to share their thoughts on crime and community safety via an online survey.The City hosted six in-person public meetings on the subject in November, wi...

Dec 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Dreeshen surprised, disappointed by Scheer resignation

Count Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen as one Conservative who is disappointed that Andrew Scheer has resigned as party leader.Scheer made the announcement on Thursday morning in the House of C...

Dec 12, 2019 Andrew Scheer (The Canadian Press)

Operating Budget aims to maintain effective, efficient services in tough economy: City officials

The City of Red Deer's 2020 Operating Budget will continue an era of adapting to a difficult economic normal, city officials say.At a proposed $385.7 million, the budget seeks to maintain cost effecti...

Dec 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Downtown businesses to pay higher levy to DBA

Red Deer's Downtown Business Association (DBA) is going into 2020 expecting to spend 16 per cent less than it did this year.The association, which governs provincial regulations for downtown businesse...

Dec 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

1% tax increase proposed for Blackfalds for 2020

Blackfalds town council has unanimously approved the $28.9 million 2020 operating budget that results in a 1% property tax increase for the upcoming year.Town officials note that's about a half percen...

Dec 12, 2019

Innisfail’s 2020 budget comes with no tax increase

Innisfail's newly approved budget 2020 holds the line on property taxes. Council passed the operating budget of $21,994,784, capital budget of $4,559,494, and a contingency of $88,240 without an incre...

Dec 12, 2019

Wanted man arrested after rural resident calls Ponoka RCMP

A call about suspicious activity in the rural area led to the Ponoka RCMP recovering a stolen vehicle, arresting a male wanted on warrants and pursuing new charges.Just after 10 p.m. on Dec. 6, Ponoka...

Dec 12, 2019

Paralyzed dog finds new home

A paralyzed dog that was brought to the Central Alberta Humane Society last week will soon be ready to join her new foster family.Angel, as she's been dubbed by humane society staff, was found outside...

Dec 11, 2019

Red Deer Dream Centre wins appeal

An addictions recovery facility for downtown Red Deer can now move ahead following a key ruling on Wednesday. The city's Subdivision and Development Appeal Board has overruled the previous denial of t...

Dec 11, 2019

Central Alberta Mounties make major drug bust

This story was updated on June 2, 2022 to reflect that Crown Prosecution has stayed charges against multiple people in this case, and sentenced one. The names of the five people whose charges were sta...

Josh Hall Dec 11, 2019 Mayor Tara Veer and Red Deer RCMP Supt. Gerald Grobmeier listen as Sgt. Paul Glanville speaks regarding a large drug trafficking bust. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)