Red Deer

Innisfail mayor and councilors opt for no pay raise

There will be no pay increase for councilors with the Town of Innisfail.On Tuesday, councillors approved a recommendation from the Council Remuneration Review Committee that their remuneration and ben...

Nov 13, 2019 (Town of Innisfail)

Lacombe County writes off $600,000 in oil and gas property taxes

Lacombe County has been hit hard in the pocketbook by Alberta's struggling and gas industry. Last week, county council voted to cancel $599,842.35 in unpaid taxes related to oil and gas wells, pipelin...

Nov 13, 2019

City to share road closure costs for downtown events

In a bid to encourage more positive uses of the downtown area, Red Deer City Council has passed a resolution to have the city share 50 per cent of the costs associated with road closures related to sp...

Nov 13, 2019 (Photo credit: Centrefest)

Four arrested following Maskwacis armed robbery, pursuit, home invasion

Four men are facing charges following a series of violent crimes in and around Maskwacis last weekend.At around 1:45 a.m. Nov. 9, Maskwacis RCMP were called to JD's Convenience Store in the Ermineskin...

Nov 13, 2019

Police searching for two suspects following Olds break and enter

Olds RCMP are looking for two suspects following a break and enter at a nearby car dealership early Monday morning.At approximately 3:26 a.m. Nov. 11, Mounties received a complaint of a break and ente...

Nov 13, 2019

Olds College named in Top 50 research colleges

Olds College has once again been recognized as one of Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges. Moving up one spot on the list from 44 to 43 this year, Olds College officials say the post-secondary instituti...

Nov 13, 2019 Olds College (CNW Group/Olds College)

City manager to determine salary adjustments for city council

Members of Red Deer city council will no longer be voting on how much they are paid. Under a new policy approved by council on Tuesday, council compensation will now only be reviewed and adjusted at t...

Andrew Snook Nov 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Ceremony held to officially welcome RDC's new president

He's been on the job for over two months, but on Tuesday a special ceremony was held to welcome Dr. Peter Nunoda as the 11th president in the history of Red Deer College and the man who will lead the ...

Nov 12, 2019 Left to right: RDC Board Chair Guy Pelletier, Lt. Gov. Lois Mitchell, and RDC President Peter Nunoda(Photo: Red Deer College)

Red Deer Public Library pleased with provincial funding stability

Officials with the Red Deer Public Library (RDPL) are pleased to learn the Alberta government is maintaining its funding support for libraries in this year's budget.On Friday, the government announced...

Nov 12, 2019

Red Deer housing starts continue upward trend

Despite a downward trend in national housing starts last month, Red Deer saw a modest increase.According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), there were 16 housing starts in Red Deer in ...

Nov 12, 2019 (Canadian Press)