Category Archives: Red Deer

Fireworks banned once again after council chooses safety
A full ban on fireworks will soon be back in effect for the city of Red Deer.Earlier this spring, the province of Alberta announced it would be regulated by the National Fire Code, as opposed its own ...
Jul 08, 2019 Red Deer Fire Chief Ken McMullen showed council first-hand some of the fireworks he wanted banned in the city. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

City of Red Deer not shifting focus on environmental targets
A review of The City of Red Deer's 25-year Environmental Master Plan (EMP) is finished, and as city council heard Monday night, city staff feels there's no reason for much of a shift from its current ...
Jul 08, 2019

PPC leader Maxime Bernier coming to Red Deer this Thursday
People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier is coming to Red Deer. Bernier will be at the Radisson Hotel for a 2:30 p.m. and later a Town Hall and Meet and Greet at the hotel from 7-10 p.m.The Queb...
Jul 08, 2019 (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press)

A look inside Red Deer's new Northside Community Centre
The brand new Northside Community Centre has opened its doors with the YMCA of Northern Alberta at the helm. Located at Taylor Drive and 77 Street, the facility has been a long time coming for north R...
Jul 08, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Red Deer RCMP launch new security camera registry
Red Deer RCMP has launched CAPTURE (Community Assisted Policing Through the use of Recorded Evidence), a new security camera registry. Mounties say the voluntary registry will record the location of s...
Jul 08, 2019

Man charged with second degree murder in Ermineskin pedestrian fatal
Charges have now been laid following a year-long investigation into a pedestrian fatality on the Ermineskin First Nation last July. RCMP say Kyle Littlechild, 27, of Maskwacis, was arrested on July 4 ...
Jul 08, 2019

Three planes destroyed in hangar fire at Lacombe Regional Airport
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire Sunday night that destroyed a hangar at the Lacombe Regional Airport.Jon Fromm with Lacombe Flying Club said on Facebook that no one was inside the h...
Jul 08, 2019 A hangar fire at the Lacombe Regional Airport Sunday night destroyed three planes and caused roughly $1 million in damages but no one was hurt. (Ryan Leclerc)

Kids learn road safety behind the wheel of a go-kart
Creating a safer new wave of future drivers while having fun was the name of the game over the weekend at Westerner Park where the kartSTART program was shifting gears,Presented by Toyota, the event g...
Jul 07, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Clues related to Dec. 2018 break-in have eluded Red Deer RCMP
Red Deer RCMP are still seeking assistance to obtain information or identify the suspects related to a break and enter that occurred in December.The break-in took place some time between Dec. 12 and 2...
Jul 06, 2019

LOCATED: Joseph Edwin Auger of Ponoka
Joseph Auger has been located. Ponoka RCMP would like to thank the public and media for their assistance.
Jul 06, 2019