Category Archives: Red Deer
Town of Sylvan Lake to begin water conservation on April 1
The Town of Sylvan Lake has implemented mandatory water conservation beginning in April.The annual water conservation for the town begins on April 1 until October 1, which is meant to protect the aqui...
Mar 25, 2025
Drayton Valley man gets life sentence in Red Deer man's murder
A Drayton Valley man charged in the death of a Red Deer man over three years ago has been given a life sentence with parole ineligibility of 14 years and a firearm prohibition. Jordan David Ruff, 32, ...
Mar 25, 2025
Special Weather Statement remains in effect for Red Deer and surrounding areas
Wintry weather is returning to Alberta this week. Officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) say to expect winter travel conditions from tonight, March 26, to Friday across central Al...
Mar 25, 2025
Chinook's Edge students heading to provincial skills competition
Four Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) students will represent central Alberta in the Skills Alberta provincial competitions coming up in May. The opportunity comes as a result of their placements...
Mar 25, 2025
Seven community organizations receiving funding from Rotary Club grant
The Rotary Club of Red Deer has raised $32,000 to distribute to seven not-for-profit organizations in the Red Deer area. The club's fall granting period has reached final approvals, and the following ...
Mar 25, 2025
Town of Olds to create community arts hub through federal grant
The Town of Olds has been awarded $199,824 through the federal government's Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program to renovate its former Operations Shop into a community arts hub, according ...
Mar 25, 2025
Red Deer Grade 3s regional winners in long-running ExploraVision science competition
What do mycelium, hemp and fire-retardant microcapsules have in common? Believe it or not, they are the building blocks of a hypothetical technology which a trio of Red Deer Grade 3 students at Don Ca...
Mar 25, 2025
Sylvan Lake receives additional Housing Accelerator Fund grant
The Town of Sylvan Lake has been awarded a $540,000 grant from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to support new home developments.On March 18, town council approved a resolution dir...
Mar 24, 2025
Zoning bylaw changes to be considered by Red Deer city council in April
Recommendations from the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) around basement suite regulations will be considered by Red Deer's city council in April, when it receives a report on other zoning bylaw i...
Mar 24, 2025
Red Deer city council adjusts administrative fees for Indigenous stream of Reaching Home
Red Deer city council has amended a Budget 2025 decision by reducing administrative fees to 10 per cent of funding, from 15 per cent, for the Indigenous stream of the Reaching Home program. Sarah Titt...
Mar 24, 2025