Category Archives: Red Deer
Kenney says UCP will re-evaluate supervised consumption in Red Deer if elected
The leader of the United Conservative Party says whatever the NDP has committed toward opening a supervised consumption site in Red Deer will be put under review if his party wins next week's provinci...
Apr 08, 2019
City honours employees for work in the community
The City of Red Deer hosted its annual Employee Recognition Awards banquet on Friday night.Employees were honoured for their long-term service, as well as their commitment to innovation, environmental...
Apr 08, 2019 Curtis Martinek receives the Bob Stollings Award from Mayor Veer and interim City Manager Tara Lodewyk. (City of Red Deer)
Sale of Ponoka Kinsmen Community Centre becomes official
The sale of the Kinsmen Community Centre is going ahead with the signing of a sale and construction agreement between the Town of Ponoka and Cash Foods Ltd.The agreement received the blessing of town ...
Apr 07, 2019 (Google Maps)
ASIRT investigating police shooting incident in Eckville
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has taken over the investigation into an incident Saturday morning in Eckville.ASIRT is now saying that an RCMP officer had responded around 8:15 to the repo...
Apr 06, 2019
Food and Beverage Expo showcases local restaurants, craft beer boom
The seventh annual Alberta Food and Beverage Expo offered up hundreds of great eats and drinks Saturday night at Westerner Park.Hosted in Red Deer for the fourth straight year, the show allows restaur...
Apr 06, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Kennel Club hosts annual dog show at Westerner Park
It was a ruff day at the Westerner Park Agricentre where the annual Red Deer and District Kennel Club dog show was taking place.For the last 29 years, the club has run fall and spring shows, and this ...
Apr 06, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Database of 6000 volunteers should keep eyes peeled
On Friday, Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer proclaimed April 7-13 in recognition of the city's many volunteers and the hard work they do year-round.The same dates also represent National Volunteer Week.To cel...
Apr 06, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Gateway students earn life experience in Dominican Republic
A group of high school students from Gateway Christian School in Red Deer continue to bask in the glow of a life-changing experience to the Dominican Republic recently.Described as a Helping Hands Ser...
Apr 06, 2019 Gateway Christian School students working on developing a new playground at a school in San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic.
RCMP seeking suspect in alleged assault near Central Middle School
Red Deer RCMP are asking for help in identifying the suspect in an alleged assault.Mounties say the incident took place around 12:30 p.m. on Friday in the area of Central Middle School.Reportedly, a m...
Apr 05, 2019
Search continues for Grandview murder suspects
City Mounties continue to search for two suspects in relation to a homicide in the Grandview neighbourhood a week ago. Joseph Gallant, 45, from Prince Edward Island was fatally injured last Friday at ...
Apr 05, 2019 Quentin Strawberry was arrested in June 2017 following an eight hour standoff with police at a south Red Deer apartment building. (rdnewsNOW file photo)