Category Archives: Red Deer
Blue-green algae and fecal bacteria-related advisories rescinded for numerous Alberta lakes
Alberta Health Services has lifted a number of health advisories for lakes in the province. Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) advisories can be now be removed due to cooler temperatures in lakes and re...
Dec 02, 2024
Holiday Smile Cookies raise about $35,000 for central Alberta groups
Last month's Holiday Smile Cookies campaign at Tim Hortons locations across North America raised $10.7 million for 600 charities.That includes $15,261 from Red Deer and Junction 42 locations in suppor...
Dec 02, 2024
CPKC Holiday Train returns to Central Alberta on Dec. 11
The 2024 CPKC Holiday Train will soon return to Central Alberta.The train will make its first stop in Central Alberta on Dec. 11 and will continue through until the final stop on Dec. 20 bringing holi...
Nov 30, 2024
Ronald McDonald House lights up with holiday cheer for 2024
It may be cold in Red Deer today, but hearts were warm inside the Ronald McDonald House ahead of its annual Light the House event on the evening of November 29. Community members and users of the hous...
Nov 29, 2024
Red Deer-area company fined $12,000 for Water Act violation
A company operating in Red Deer County has plead guilty to contravening the provincial Water Act.According to the Government of Alberta, a company called Enviro Container and Cleaning Solutions Inc. (...
Nov 29, 2024
Wetlands projects in Ponoka County and Red Deer get provincial funding
The Government of Alberta has earmarked $5 million for support of wetlands construction and restoration projects around the province.This includes over $220,000 for the city of Red Deer to restore 1.1...
Nov 29, 2024
Eckville and Montana First Nation formally open new health clinic
A dozen years after its previous clinic closed, the town of Eckville celebrated the grand opening of a new health care services clinic Friday, developed through a unique partnership with the Montana F...
Nov 29, 2024
World AIDS Day awareness walk taking place in Red Deer this Sunday
This December 1 marks World AIDS Day, an initiative intended to improve awareness of a disease that has impacted more than 35 million people worldwide in its history. Red Deer's Turning Point Society ...
Nov 29, 2024
Ponoka County and Blackfalds students receive hands-on drone lesson
Last week, students from Blackfalds and Ponoka County got a hands-on experience in how to build and fly drones.The group of 14 students, from grades 9, 10, and 11 at Iron Ridge Secondary Campus in Bla...
Nov 29, 2024
Suspension proposed for Westerner Park's loan with city of Red Deer
Red Deer city council will review the current loan and partnership agreement it has with the Westerner Exhibition Association (WEA), at its meeting on Dec. 2.Specifically, council will consider a byla...
Nov 29, 2024