Category Archives: Red Deer
#9PMRoutine aims to curb residential crime in Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP and The City of Red Deer are rolling out a new crime prevention campaign you can take part in before climbing into bed. The #9PMRoutine offers a batch of priority items citizens should e...
May 30, 2019 Constable Derek Turner shuts and locks a window during a #9PMRoutine demonstration on Thursday at Red Deer's Cronquist House. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Red Deer issues city-wide fire ban
Effective immediately, The City of Red Deer has issued a full city-wide fire ban in light of dry conditions and poor air quality. Officials say the ban is being put in place in a bid to reduce health ...
May 30, 2019
Gas prices drop as province scraps carbon tax
Gas prices in Red Deer fell as much as seven cents on Thursday as the United Conservatives cancelled the provincial tax on gasoline and home heating fuels put in place by the NDP.An Alberta carbon tax...
May 30, 2019 The price of gas in Red Deer fell 7 cents between 9 a.m. (left) and 4 p.m. on Thursday (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Planning moves ahead for Blackfalds Multiplex expansion
The Town of Blackfalds is moving closer to major expansion of its multiplex. Council has approved the next step of the design process for the expansion project, which includes cost considerations and ...
May 30, 2019 (Town of Blackfalds)
Emergency Services investigating reports of gas-like smell throughout Red Deer
UPDATE: Red Deer Emergency Services has found the suspected cause of the gas-like odour in Red Deer. After investigation, it is believed that equipment delivered to a yard in Edgar Industrial Park ear...
May 30, 2019
St. Joseph High School hosts Cultural Street Fair
St. Joseph High School hosted its Second Annual Cultural Street Fair Wednesday with the aim of embracing diversity.The day was packed with cultural games, traditional dances, world music, ethnic cuisi...
May 29, 2019 Students at St. Joseph High School in Red Deer celebrated diversity in our community through a Cultural Street Fair on Wednesday.
Special air quality statement for Red Deer and area
Smoke drifting south from the wildfires raging in northern Alberta has led to Environment Canada issuing a special air quality statement for the Red Deer - Ponoka - Innisfail - Stettler region.High le...
May 29, 2019 (Alberta Agriculture and Forestry)
Increasing safety behind improvements near The Mustard Seed
Steps are being taken to address concerns raised by Riverside Meadows residents over needle debris, rough sleeper camps and other activities near The Mustard Seed. City crews began work on Tuesday on ...
May 29, 2019 City crews were installing a cable fence near The Mustard Seed on Tuesday.(rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Red Deer man facing charges after stolen truck set ablaze
A Red Deer man is facing charges after a stolen truck that fled from Lacombe Police on Tuesday was later found in flames.On May 28, Lacombe Police observed a white Ford F250 in the area of 46 Avenue a...
May 29, 2019
15-day walk of action for First Nations issues
A group of 30 health-care professionals, members of the faith community, school division leaders and Indigenous members will begin a 15-day walk later this month.The walk starts this Friday, May 31 in...
May 29, 2019