Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer and Sylvan Lake Cruise Nights return this week
Red Deer Cruise Night is making it's return tomorrow.Beginning May 1, the event will take place every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Parkland Mall northeast parking lot.According to the website dedi...
Apr 30, 2025
Annual Financial Report paints challenging picture of Red Deer's fiscal health
Although Red Deer outperformed its budgeted plan for 2024, the Annual Financial Report shows its reserve position remains under pressure and work needs to be done to secure the city's financial future...
Apr 30, 2025
City of Red Deer and RCMP to host community clean up events this week
Later this week, the local RCMP and the City of Red Deer will help clean up litter in a pair of separate events.On Friday, May 2, the Mayor and city councillors will clean up litter as part of the Gre...
Apr 30, 2025
Trial set for one of two accused of murder in missing Wetaskiwin man's death
Trial dates have been set for one of two people charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man two-and-a-half years ago. Stanley Victor Keith Howse, 52, a resident of Wetaskiwin, is scheduled for tr...
Apr 30, 2025
RDP honours graduating nurses at pinning ceremony
Red Deer Polytechnic held a pinning ceremony for 74 graduating students from the bachelor of science in nursing program.The on-campus ceremony that took place on April 14, marks the transition from st...
Apr 30, 2025
Man sentenced in Ponoka shooting
It's three-and-a-half years in jail for a central Alberta man charged in a Ponoka shooting two years ago. Journey Okeynan, 22, a resident of Montana First Nation, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of ...
Apr 30, 2025
Two central Alberta MPs, Calkins and Bailey, reflect, make predictions after 2025 federal election
Blaine Calkins and Burton Bailey have the same "bittersweet" taste in their mouths, like many other Conservative MPs, after being elected in this week's federal vote which saw the Liberals earn a mino...
Apr 30, 2025
Aspire Child Development Centre receives grant to replace bus destroyed in collision last year
The Aspire Child Development Centre is one step closer towards the return of important transportation services for students who attend the therapy-based preschool.Through the Community Foundation of C...
Apr 30, 2025
'A light in the community': Dr. Sarah Walton and her mother Lucy killed in crash near Eckville
Dr. Sarah Walton, a beloved local physician-in-training, and her mother, Lucy Walton, have been identified as the two Rocky Mountain House women killed in a crash west of Sylvan Lake on Monday. The Ro...
Apr 30, 2025
Lacombe city council approves revised 2025 Capital Works Program
Lacombe city council has approved a revised 2025 Capital Works Program, which features over $4 million in upgrades in the community.The program was awarded to Border Paving and the budget includes a l...
Apr 30, 2025