Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer home sales lower in November and year-over-year
Red Deer home sales were lower in November when compared to the month before and the same month last year. According to the latest Market Update from Central Alberta Realtors Association, there were 1...
Dec 16, 2024
Three projects will show energy production achievable with less water
Alberta will test new technologies in an effort to use less water during energy production by oil and gas companies.The provincial government announced Monday it's investing $2.7 million from the indu...
Dec 16, 2024
Sylvan Lake care service temporarily closed today
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) is closed from 2-10 p.m. today, Dec. 16.This is due to an unexpected gap in physician coverage, according to AHS.It will reopen Tuesday at 7:3...
Dec 16, 2024
People experiencing homelessness in Red Deer now at least 766, more than double 2022 figures
According to Red Deer's latest Point in Time (PiT) homeless count, there are now at least 766 people experiencing homelessness in the city. That's more than double the 334 counted in 2022, and it's ev...
Dec 16, 2024
Red Deer RCMP officer charged with breach of trust and transferring intimate images without consent
A local Mountie is facing charges after allegedly accessing images on a detained person's phone and transmitting them without consent. On Nov. 28, 2023, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASI...
Dec 16, 2024
UPDATE: Bomb threat against multiple Red Deer-area schools 'not credible,' say RCMP
RCMP are investigating after a bomb threat was made Sunday against at least four central Alberta schools. Red Deer's St. Joseph High School and St. Francis of Assisi Middle School, which are operated ...
Dec 16, 2024
Town of Penhold to begin construction of new public services building in 2025
The Town of Penhold says construction for the new public services and fire hall building will start in the spring of 2025.In the regular council meeting on Monday, the council unanimously approved to ...
Dec 14, 2024
Catalyst Incubator Program finishes latest cohort with final pitches
Earlier this week, a group of local entrepreneurs gave their final pitches to wrap up the Catalyst Incubator Program in front of central Alberta business owners.On Dec. 9, the seven participants gave ...
Dec 14, 2024
The Everything Red Deer Podcast launches NOW
In the debut episode of the Everything Red Deer Podcast, rdnewsNOW's Josh Hall speaks with Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston. Episode summary: The conversation starts light-hearted, talking about how and wh...
Dec 13, 2024
St. John Ambulance Alberta Council taking non-perishable donations for food bank fundraiser
The St. John Ambulance Alberta Council is holding a Pack the Post fundraiser for the Red Deer Food Bank, and residents are invited to help them pack their mobile first aid vehicle full of non-perishab...
Dec 13, 2024