Category Archives: Red Deer
10 years since Red Deer's TV station went off the air
It's been 10 years since Red Deer's first, and so far only, local television station went off the air. Screens went dark on CHCA-TV on Aug. 31, 2009 after 62 years of broadcasting.In 1955, the Central...
Aug 31, 2019 (Facebook/Allan Yuen)
Fire causes close to a million dollars in damages to Red Deer County business
A fire south of Red Deer on Friday night is believed to have caused between $800,000 and $1,000,000 in damages to a local business. A tin and wood building, which was under construction on the back ha...
Aug 30, 2019 A building on the back half of the property at 172 Clearview Drive, Red Deer County is completely burned to the ground. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Naloxone training offered, vigil held for International Overdose Awareness Day
Community members came together Friday afternoon at Red Deer's City Hall Park to remember those whose lives have been lost to a drug overdose.The candlelight vigil and education event prior were held ...
Aug 30, 2019 During a demonstration on how to administer Naloxone, a needle is inserted into a cylinder meant to simulate human skin. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Private donor helps Medicine River Wildlife Centre complete hospital
The wait is nearly over for the Medicine River Wildlife Centre to open its new animal hospital.Earlier this month, rdnewsNOW reported on frustration coming from the centre because of unexpected delays...
Aug 30, 2019 (Medicine River Wildlife Centre)
Downtown shop owners fed up with crime and vandalism
Another Red Deer business is saying goodbye to the downtown in hopes of finding less trouble elsewhere.Tim and Julia Nelson, owners of Industry Skate and Snow, are moving their business from Ross Stre...
Aug 30, 2019 Tim and Julia Nelson, owners of Industry Skate and Snow, say the state of Red Deer's downtown is forcing them to relocate. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Search continues for driver who nearly hit officers, child in Riverside Meadows
There was a heavy police presence in the Riverside Meadows neighbourhood Thursday as Red Deer Mounties searched for a driver who nearly hit officers and a child while fleeing from being arrested.At ap...
Aug 30, 2019
Tests for blue-green algae at Three Mile Bend come back negative
Tests for blue-green algae in Red Deer's Three Mile Bend dog park have come back negative.On August 16, The City sent water samples for testing to determine if a cyanobacteria outbreak was occurring a...
Aug 29, 2019
Red Deer clerk fined for illegally accessing health information
A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) recently pleaded guilty in Red Deer Provincial Court to illegally accessing health information under the Health Information Act (HIA). Rosario...
Aug 29, 2019
Red Deer photo radar locations: Sept. 1 - 30
Red Deer RCMP are giving local motorists the heads-up as to where they can expect to find automated traffic enforcement throughout the city in September.The City of Red Deer's Automated Traffic Enforc...
Aug 29, 2019
Recovery College Comes to CMHA Central Alberta
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Central Alberta Region is set to launch its own Recovery College programming on September 4. The Government of Alberta has committed $3 million to support...
Aug 29, 2019