Category Archives: Red Deer
Lacombe Police Commission announces chief retirement, appoints replacement
The Lacombe Police Commission has appointed a new Chief of Police, Jason Dobirstein, who will step into the role on June 1. The appointment follows a retirement announcement by long-standing Chief of ...
Feb 19, 2025
Applications open for Red Deer's Community Recreation Enhancement Grant
Applications are now open for the City of Red Deer's Community Recreation Enhancement Grant, an opportunity for groups to enhance their delivery of community recreation programs, services and events i...
Feb 19, 2025
Educators descend upon Red Deer for central Alberta convention
Educators are gathering in Red Deer this week for the Central Alberta Teachers' Convention.The gathering is happening Feb. 20 and 21 at Red Deer Polytechnic.It includes keynote speakers such as Wade S...
Feb 19, 2025
International Women's Day event to call for accelerated action on gender equality
On this International Women's Day, March 8, residents are invited to participate in Red Talks, an event focused on accelerating action to achieve gender equality. The event takes place from 2 p.m. to ...
Feb 19, 2025
Three Hills bank fraud suspect identified
Three Hills RCMP report that as of Feb. 19, they have identified a suspect allegedly connected to a fraud incident that occurred on Dec. 10, 2024. That day, RCMP report that a suspect entered an ATB i...
Feb 19, 2025
Late night police presence in Ponoka cleared
Ponoka RCMP report that a heavy police presence seen east of Highway 2A last night has ended. Two individuals have been safely arrested in connection with the incident, which was initially thought to ...
Feb 19, 2025
Students' Association for Red Deer Polytechnic joins call to province for increased funding
Post-secondary students across Alberta have made a collective call to the Government of Alberta to increase base funding, including the Students' Association of Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), whose insti...
Feb 18, 2025
Trial dates set for three of four charged in Innisfail murder
Trial dates have been set for three of four people charged in relation to the 2020 homicide of 38-year-old Blackfalds resident, Ryan James Gudwer. Thomas Jeffrey Houle, 28, Amber Loretta Knickle, 25, ...
Feb 18, 2025
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in central Alberta homicide
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a man charged in a central Alberta murder last year. 26-year-old Chervaine Saddleback, a resident of Maskwacis, AB, is scheduled to find out in Wetaskiwin ...
Feb 18, 2025
Alberta oil company fined $15K for not reporting release of toxic sour gas
An Alberta oil and gas company has been fined $15,000 for failing to report a potentially lethal amount of hydrogen sulphide, or sour gas, had been released into the atmosphere.The Alberta Energy Regu...
Feb 18, 2025