Category Archives: Red Deer
McHappy Day raises $36,000 across Red Deer and Lacombe
Local McDonald's locations raised a very nice chunk of money during the recent McHappy Day on May 8.The annual fundraiser benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and others, across Canada.Betw...
May 30, 2025
Lindsay Thurber esports team wins bronze at Alberta Championship
The Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School esports team finished third at the 2025 Alberta Esports Championship in Calgary.The tournament was held earlier this month at Bow Valley College and is on...
May 29, 2025
Town of Sylvan Lake names 2025 Citizens of the Year
The Town of Sylvan Lake has named its 2025 citizens of the year.The Citizen of the Year awards are given to individuals who have made significant contributions to our community and demonstrated a comm...
May 29, 2025
City of Red Deer extends transit fare assistance pass renewal date
The City of Red Deer has announced the deadline for the transit fare assistance pass renewal date has been extended to the end of June.Transit users have until June 30 to renew the pass which provides...
May 29, 2025
Town of Sylvan Lake changes date and time of council meetings
The Town of Sylvan Lake has announced starting June 10, all regular council meetings will be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.Meanwhile, the committee of the whole meetings will be...
May 29, 2025
RCMP arrest escaped prisoner Mackenzie Dawn Hardy after a month on the run
The RCMP have arrested Red Deer resident Mackenzie Dawn Hardy, 24, a remanded prisoner who had been wrongfully released from the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre on April 25 due to fraudulent pap...
May 29, 2025
Late night Red Deer power outage Tuesday impacted customers, traffic lights
The City of Red Deer reported a power outage Tuesday night that lasted half an hour and impacted 2,100 customers.Beginning on May 27 at 10:30 p.m. customers in parts of Clearview Ridge, Timberlands, G...
May 28, 2025
New principal introduced at Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus and Stettler Outreach School
Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus and Stettler Outreach School will have a new principal beginning in the 2025-26 school year.Clearview Public Schools announced Christine Peterson has been awarded ...
May 28, 2025
Local school divisions weigh-in on incoming government rules on age-appropriate books in libraries
The Government of Alberta plans to implement new rules this fall to make sure "age-appropriate" books are on the shelves in school libraries.The upcoming changes were sparked by four books the governm...
May 28, 2025
RCMP charge man after shooting early on May 26 in West Park
One person is facing charges after gunfire in West Park early in the morning on May 26.Just after 1 a.m., RCMP received reports of gunfire, and responded to an apartment building at 4250 54 Avenue.Alb...
May 28, 2025