Category Archives: Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP safely locate missing 19-year-old
Red Deer RCMP say 19-year-old Emilee Murkowsky, who was reported missing earlier this month, has been safely located.
Oct 03, 2019

Planning commission hears concerns over proposed treatment centre
A decision whether to approve a proposed drug and alcohol treatment facility in downtown Red Deer has been tabled for two weeks.Following over three hours of public comments at a Municipal Planning Co...
Oct 02, 2019 Wes Giesbrecht, co-chair for the proposed Red Deer Dream Centre speaks before the City's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) on Wednesday.

Student enrolment up for Red Deer Public, Catholic school divisions
Student enrolment numbers are up this year for both of Red Deer's major school districts. Red Deer Public Schools is reporting a one per cent increase of 121 students for 2019-20 to 11,239 students."T...
Oct 02, 2019

Blackfalds disappointed by Lacombe pulling out of BOLT Transit
The Town of Blackfalds says it is disheartened by Lacombe's decision to pull out of BOLT Transit. Lacombe city council voted last week to give one year's notice to withdraw from the regional service d...
Oct 02, 2019 Blackfalds Mayor Richard Poole (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Red Deer RCMP expanding Citizens on Patrol
Red Deer RCMP is looking to grow the Red Deer City Citizens on Patrol (COP) program. The program currently has over 30 members who work as a volunteers, patrolling in Red Deer and providing tips to on...
Oct 01, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

New logo, high hopes for Red Deer Regional Airport
Red Deer Regional Airport has unveiled a new rebrand with the hopes of helping future economic growth take off.Along with a new logo and website, the rebrand also includes newly-signed agreements with...
Oct 01, 2019 (Photo supplied)

Red Deer man charged for shooting at O’Chiese First Nation
A Red Deer man has been charged after a shooting last week at the O'Chiese First Nation.On Sept. 27 at approximately 8:30 p.m., RCMP were called to a residence to assist EMS with a female victim who h...
Oct 01, 2019

Few provincial budget hints shared at AUMA Convention
Municipal leaders are anxiously awaiting what will and won't be included in the upcoming provincial budget. Following keynote speeches from Premier Jason Kenney and NDP leader Rachel Notley at last we...
Oct 01, 2019

Thousands of Red Deer workers affected by minimum wage freeze: Report
Public Interest Alberta has released its annual Low Wage Report which shows more than 6,000 minimum wage workers in Red Deer can legally have their wages frozen this year.As a result, the agency says ...
Oct 01, 2019

Innisfail mother, daughter feel singled out by shed removal order
An Innisfail family ordered to take down a pair of soft-sided structures on their property say they feel singled out.Lisa Voelker and her mother received an order by Town Enforcement on August 30 to r...
Oct 01, 2019 One of two soft-sided structures an Innisfail woman and her mother have been ordered to remove from their property. Town officials say the structures are not permitted in their Land Use Bylaw and others who have them will soon face the same enforcement. (Photo: Lisa Voelker)