Category Archives: Red Deer
Mayor Jefferies talks progress and hopes for the future at State of the City Address
Approximately 200 Red Deerians attended Mayor Cindy Jefferies State of the City Address on Monday, an annual overview of where the city is at and where they hope to be. The speech by Jefferies was hel...
Mar 09, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Ian Gustafson)
Rent in Red Deer up, despite Alberta topping provincial declines
Rent prices in Red Deer don't match what a large part of Alberta experienced last month.According to the latest rent report from Urbanation, Alberta saw the steepest decline in average asks for the co...
Mar 09, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 11245572 © Dora Paris | Dreamstime.com)
Innisfail denied $6.3 million federal grant for aquatic centre modernization
The nearly $15 million modernization of Innisfail's aquatic centre is just about complete, but at this juncture, it won't be done with federal dollars.The project was approved by town council in April...
Mar 09, 2026 Aerial shot of the under-renovation Innisfail Aquatic Centre. (Image Credit: Town of Innisfail)
Blustery Sunday hits much of Alberta
The wind got windy on Sunday across Alberta. Things got blustery as a wind warning had been applied to many southern parts of the province. The warning advised of incoming wind that could reach 90 km/...
Mar 09, 2026 rdnewsNOW file photo
Central Alberta women celebrated at annual Soroptimist International awards
'Women helping women' was the theme at this year's annual awards event, hosted by Soroptimist International of Central Alberta.The event went down Saturday, a day before International Women's Day, and...
Mar 08, 2026 This year's Ruby Award winner, Dieulita Datus-Hall (left), with last year's Ruby Award winner, Jaelene Tweedle. (Image Credit: Supplied)
Tickets now on sale for Bryan Adams tour stop in Red Deer
Westerner Park has announced Bryan Adams will make a stop in Red Deer this summer during his Roll with the Punches Tour. The Canadian rock star will play at the Centrium on September 10 along with spe...
Mar 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Westerner Park/Supplied)
City council to finalize 2026 operating budget and three-year plan
Red Deer city council will consider the 2026 adopted operating budget, and three-year operating plan at its March 10 meeting.This is a required step under the Municipal Government Act, and enables cou...
Mar 06, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer building permit values decline in February
Officials with the City of Red Deer say building permit values totalled $2.7 million in February 2026, a decrease from $4.5 million in February 2025.The city adds that year-to-date permit values remai...
Mar 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Blackfalds RCMP investigating armed robbery on March 6
Blackfalds RCMP are investigating a robbery which they say took place the morning of March 6.At about 6:49, RCMP received a report of a robbery at the Chevron gas station on Vista Trail in Blackfalds....
Mar 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied)
Red Deer Polytechnic’s Fifth Annual Research Showcase highlights multi-disciplinary applied research
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) shared with 180 attendees this week, the breadth and impact of innovative applied research that addresses real-world challenges. On March 4, RDP students, faculty and staff ...
Mar 06, 2026 Stuart Cullum, President, Red Deer Polytechnic, welcomes guests to the event and highlights RDP’s impact in applied research. (Image Credit: RDP)