Category Archives: Red Deer
City pushes back annexation timeline
The City of Red Deer will extend its own period to explore annexation by eight months.Council passed a motion on Monday making that possible."Our population has stabilized over the last several years,...
Jun 27, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Less than half of Lacombe residents happy with value for property taxes
Eight out of 10 Lacombians believe their city is a great place to raise a family, according to results from the 2019 Citizen Satisfaction Survey.Conducted in May, the survey interviewed 461 individual...
Jun 27, 2019
Red Deer Public Schools pleased with Student Support Rooms pilot
A Red Deer Public Schools pilot project aimed at offering specialized assistance for students-in-need is being deemed a success.Bruce Buruma, director of community relations, says their Student Suppor...
Jun 27, 2019
Junction 42 to welcome the public this fall
Junction 42 will open this November anchored by a Tim Horton's, Burger King and 50s retro drive-in restaurant.The new rest stop situated west of the QEII on north side Highway 42 at Penhold and is par...
Jun 27, 2019 Jolene Bjarnason (left), owner of Diner 242, and Reana Stonehocker, one of the diner's first servers, in front of where the new eatery will go. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Forecast budget deficit not a concern for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
Despite a budget deficit of just over $400,000 forecast for the upcoming school year, officials with Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools are confident it will have minimal impact on students.Secretary-...
Jun 27, 2019 Rod Steeves, Secretary-Treasurer for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
Lockdown ENDED at two Sylvan Lake schools
A lockdown at two Sylvan Lake schools which share a building is over. cole Mother Teresa School and Fox Run School went into lockdown around 11 a.m. Chinook's Edge Superintendent Kurt Sacher told rdne...
Jun 27, 2019
Photo radar, intersection speed and red light camera locations: July 1-15
In addition to photo radar locations, The City of Red Deer and Red Deer RCMP are now letting drivers know where they can expect to see red light cameras and intersection speed cameras.Officials say Au...
Jun 27, 2019
Trial concludes for Red Deer Mountie charged with sexual assault
A Red Deer RCMP officer will find out this fall whether he is guilty of sexual assault with a weapon and breach of trust. Trial wrapped up Wednesday in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench for Cst. Jason T...
Jun 26, 2019 Jason Tress leaves the Red Deer Courthouse on June 21. (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Red Deer teacher pleads guilty to child sex crimes
It's six years in jail for a former Red Deer teacher charged with more than two dozen child sexual exploitation-related counts stemming from a string of incidents in November and December of last year...
Jun 26, 2019
ALERT Red Deer: $130K worth of drugs, cash seized in busts
Two recent investigations by ALERT's Red Deer organized crime team have resulted in the arrest of four suspected drug traffickers and the seizure of more than $130,000 worth of drugs and cash.The bulk...
Jun 26, 2019 Items seized by ALERT Red Deer team members in two separate investigations leading to four arrests this month.