Category Archives: Red Deer
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)
The BIG Pursuit fundraising kicks off for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Fundraising for The BIG Pursuit in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters is on once again underway in Central Alberta. The BIG Pursuit, sponsored by Servus Credit Union, is described by organizers as th...
Mar 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Youth HQ)
Red Deer Public Schools to add 11 classroom complexity teams
A funding boost will allow Red Deer Public Schools to bring in 11 new classroom complexity teams.The new money comes from the provincial government, as part of the recently released Budget 2026. And i...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Loni Bourne Photography)
Skilled trades industry is on the rise in Alberta, according to Energy Job Shop
The part-owner of a company aimed at helping connect job seekers and employers in the skilled trades industry says workers are in high demand.Co-founder of the Energy Job Shop, Andrew Forster, said th...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 30001626 © Matthew Benoit | Dreamstime.com)
Red Deer Public enhances transparency with new platform
Red Deer Public Schools says it is the first school division in Alberta to make comprehensive school and Division-level data publicly available on an ongoing basis through Baragar's District Intellige...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Public Schools)
Provincial government announces funding for new high schools in Sylvan Lake
Two school projects in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, currently in the planning stages, are set to receive funding from the provincial government if the 2026 budget is passed. The modernization of Ecole Or...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Public School/Supplied)
Update: Red Deer RCMP respond to incident on Cole Street
Update at 9:49 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4: Red Deer RCMP report that the suspect has been arrested and the heavy police presence is over. Additional details of the arrest will be released once charges...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)