Category Archives: Red Deer

LOCATED: Danny Green, 27, of Ponoka
UPDATE (SEPT. 10) - Danny Green has been located. Ponoka RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance.
Aug 24, 2019

Red Deer Mounties look to return missing urn
UPDATE: We are happy to share that after seeing a picture of the urn on rdnewsNOW, the family has called RCMP and will soon be reunited with it. The family says they are thankful to RCMP and to the wo...
Aug 23, 2019 (Photo: Red Deer RCMP)

Sylvan Lake drowning prompts important water safety reminder
The drowning of a young man on Sylvan Lake this week has prompted a water safety reminder from the Lifesaving Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch.Kelly Carter, executive director for t...
Aug 23, 2019 Sylvan Lake, Aug. 22 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

Title exploring life in the emergency room wins Red Deer Reads 2019
The winner of this year's Red Deer Reads competition strays a bit from the beaten path, according to organizers. Life on the Ground Floor-Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine, a national bestse...
Aug 22, 2019 Candice Putnam (left) and Briana Ehnes with the 2019 winner of Red Deer Reads, 'Life on the Ground Floor' by James Maskalyk, MD, as well as the runners-up. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Provincial education curriculum advisory panel includes RDC vice-president
The Government of Alberta has announced who will sit on an independent panel to provide advice on the development of future grade school curriculum."I am proud to move forward on two important commitm...
Aug 22, 2019

Service Alberta minister getting to work on broadband and registry issues
The Minister of Service Alberta made a trio of stops in central Alberta on Thursday to promote parts of his vision for the next four years.Nate Glubish, who visited Innisfail, Blackfalds and Lacombe, ...
Aug 22, 2019 (Government of Alberta)

Supervised consumption panel hosting town hall in Red Deer Sept. 10
The provincial government's panel to review supervised consumption sites will hear the thoughts of residents this fall.Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Laun announced Monday th...
Aug 22, 2019

Ponoka moving ahead with new economic development policy
A new economic development strategy is on the way for the town of Ponoka.The process will begin now through mid-September, which is when representatives from consulting firm MDB Insight will be phonin...
Aug 22, 2019

Man sentenced for crashing truck into north end pub
A former Red Deer man who crashed his company truck through the front doors of the Lion's Den Pub at the Quality Inn last fall has been given a four-month Conditional Sentence Order (CSO).Bradley Fish...
Aug 22, 2019

Man suffers serious injuries in downtown Ponoka assault
An aggravated assault in downtown Ponoka last week has resulted in a 22-year-old man facing multiple charges.It happened on Aug. 13 at 7:47 p.m. when Mounties responded to a 911 call that an assault h...
Aug 22, 2019