Category Archives: Red Deer
Police respond to hold and secure incident at École Lacombe Junior High School
cole Lacombe Junior High School went into hold and secure yesterday following an incident outside of the school.In a letter to parents, Principal James Matthie wrote an individual, who was not a stude...
Mar 20, 2025

Blackfalds RCMP seeking suspect, vehicle in fraud-related thefts
Blackfalds RCMP are seeking public assistance to identify a person they believe involved in a recent string of fraud-related thefts.On Jan. 23, RCMP began an investigation into said thefts, which were...
Mar 20, 2025

Chinook's Edge and Red Deer Catholic receive $50,000 for new high schools in Sylvan Lake
Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) and Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) announced on Wednesday Alberta Education has granted $50,000 to fund a proposed collegiate campus In Sylvan Lake.Th...
Mar 20, 2025

Incoming superintendent Ryan Sawula meets Chinook's Edge administrators
Chinook's Edge School Division introduced incoming superintendent, Ryan Sawula, to school and division administrators during their regular meeting last week.On March 12, he delivered a speech as well ...
Mar 18, 2025

RDP and Sunchild First Nation extend MOU, launch Elders Village program
Red Deer Polytechnic and Sunchild First Nation are launching a program that will encourage more Indigenous students to enter the trades.The Elders Village Program will offer more opportunity for Indig...
Mar 18, 2025

Home sales in Red Deer show promising start to 2025
Red Deer's home sales are off to a positive start in 2025, showing month-to-month growth as well as higher numbers than the same point last year.According to the latest Market Update from Central Albe...
Mar 18, 2025

Nominations open for Parkland Airshed Management Zone's 'Blue Skies Awards'
Update: The deadline has been extended to June 30, instead of April 25, as stated below. -- The Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) is looking for nominees for its annual Blue Skies Awards. The aw...
Mar 17, 2025

Red Deer County awards tender for third phase of Airport Drive project
Red Deer County's council has awarded the rural portion of Phase Three of the Airport Drive project to Border Paving Ltd. at a tender price of $5,523,295.84 including GST. The motion to approve the co...
Mar 17, 2025

Jungle Farm co-owner awarded lifetime achiever title in 2025 Women in Ag Awards
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is excited to announce Leona Staples, co-owner and operator of The Jungle Farm, as the recipient of its Notable Lifetime Achiever distinction in t...
Mar 17, 2025

Red Deer man arrested for alleged dangerous driving in Slave Lake
A Red Deer man has been arrested for alleged dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after it collided with a snow bank in Slave Lake. At about 9 a.m. on March 14, Slave Lake RCMP responded to a report...
Mar 17, 2025