Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer gets a voice on new ALERT civilian committee
A City of Red Deer director is one of the faces on new province-wide civilian advisory committee on policing.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) recently formed the committee to gather i...
Jun 07, 2019 (Supplied)
Mayor's Recognition Awards honour city's finest
The 2019 Mayor's Recognition Awards were presented Thursday night at a ceremony held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre. "It's my honour to acknowledge the citizens who contribute t...
Jun 07, 2019
WATCH: Hundreds of pilots land in Innisfail for COPA convention
Over one hundred airplanes have landed in central Alberta for the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association's (COPA) 2019 Western Canada Convention and Fly in, hosted by the Innisfail Flying Club.Attende...
Jun 07, 2019 Hundreds of pilots and well over 100 air planes have landed in Innisfail for the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association 2019 Western Canada Convention and Fly In.2019
Red Deer unemployment rate jumps in May
RED DEER- The Red Deer and area unemployment rate climbed to 7.5% in May, a full percentage point from 6.5% in April.The Alberta unemployment remained unchanged at 6.7%.Nationally, Stats Canada says t...
Jun 07, 2019
Oil spills at well site west of Blackfalds
Cleanup is underway after 10,000 litres of oil was spilled at a site west of Blackfalds. Vesta Energy tells rdnewsNOW that an incident took place Wednesday at around 4 p.m. at a well site of theirs al...
Jun 06, 2019 Vesta Energy Ltd., which operates this well site on RR 280 west of the QEII near Blackfalds, confirms they are investigating an incident at the site on Wednesday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Red Deer Legion honours veterans on D-Day anniversary
With hundreds of Canadian flags flapping in the background and poppies on the lapels of the 20 or so in attendance, veterans of many conflicts over the decades were honoured Thursday at Red Deer's Alt...
Jun 06, 2019 Lorraine Pillman lays a poppy onto a wreath during a ceremony Thursday at Alto Reste Cemetery as Legion president Bev Hanes looks on. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
New equipment for Prentiss landfill to handle wood burning, bulb disposal
The Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission (LRWSC) has announced the purchase of two new pieces of equipment to reduce atmospheric emissions and costs at the Prentiss Landfill Site. The first piec...
Jun 06, 2019
Athabasca University moves convocation to Red Deer due to wildfires
Due to the unpredictable and rapidly evolving wildfire situation in northern Alberta, Athabasca University is moving its 2019 Convocation ceremonies to Red Deer. The ceremonies are taking place at the...
Jun 06, 2019
Flags of Remembrance in search of sponsors
A Sylvan Lake man committed to documenting and preserving the stories of Canada's veterans is hoping central Albertans will once again step up in support of this year's Flags of Remembrance ceremony.T...
Jun 05, 2019 (Supplied)
D-Day: 75 Years Later
Approximately 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.It's believed 359 of them died that day. More than 5,000 Canadian soldiers would perish by the time the ...
Jun 05, 2019