Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deerians talk supervised consumption at town hall meeting
Red Deerians came out in droves to share their impassioned thoughts on an issue being hotly-debated not only in our city, but across the province. Nearly 300 people packed into the Santano Room at the...
Sep 10, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
City concluding community engagement on housing and homelessness plan
Red Deerians had a chance on Tuesday to see first-hand the initial findings of a report detailing new plans to tackle homelessness.The findings were made available to the public during an open house h...
Sep 10, 2019 Red Deerians learned more about the latest efforts to address homelessness in our city during an open house held at the Dawe Recreation Centre on Tuesday.
Arrest warrant issued for suspect in Blackfalds area shooting
UPDATE: Blackfalds RCMP are reporting that Kenton Wood was arrested Tuesday in Red Deer. He was remanded into custody and will be appearing in Red Deer Provincial Court on Sept. 13. === A suspect has ...
Sep 10, 2019 Kenton Woods
Red Deer RCMP investigating early morning break-in
Red Deer RCMP are looking for two suspects following a break-in at a south-end gas station early Tuesday morning.Mounties confirm it happened at around 4:40 a.m. at the Fas Gas Plus on 22 Street in th...
Sep 10, 2019 Red Deer RCMP are investigating an early morning break-in at the Fas Gas Plus in the East Hill Shopping Centre on 22 St. on Tuesday. (Daniel Mark John Crocker)
RCMP and City launch '529 Garage' to help prevent bike theft
Red Deer RCMP and The City of Red Deer are pushing for more citizens to sign up for the easy to use 529 Garage bicycle registry.On Monday, members of the RCMP's downtown street patrol registered their...
Sep 09, 2019 Members of Red Deer RCMP's downtown patrol registered their bicycles during the local launch of 529 Garage downtown on Monday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Film screening in Red Deer for World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day is on Tuesday and local advocates say the act of preventing someone from going down that path is a community effort.To mark the day, Suicide Information and Education Serv...
Sep 09, 2019
New assisted living facility another step closer to construction
Land preparation work is now underway on a new assisted living facility in Red Deer's Bower neighbourhood.That according to City officials who note that once finished, anticipate a building permit app...
Sep 09, 2019 It's anticipated construction will begin sometime this fall on a new assisted living facility on 30 Street in Red Deer's Bower neighbourhood. Land preparation work is already underway after the City's Municipal Planning Commission approved a development permit for Chandos Construction to build the three-storey facility. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Red Deer RCMP ticket 111 speeders in school and playground zones
RCMP are urging local drivers to slow down in school and playground zones after issuing 154 tickets, including 111 for speeding during their annual back to school safety blitz last week."Speeding is a...
Sep 09, 2019
Red Deer Native Friendship Society gets federal funding for pow wow
The Red Deer Native Friendship Society will benefit from a portion of nearly $2.3 million announced by the federal government this week for programs in Alberta that encourage diversity and inclusion.I...
Sep 08, 2019
Lacombe's historic Flatiron building on the market
A significant piece of Lacombe's history is up for sale at an asking price of $1.29 million.Built in 1904, the Flatiron Building has been owned for the last two decades by Glen and Laurie Calkins, who...
Sep 08, 2019 (Supplied/Realtor)