Category Archives: Red Deer
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services announces new partnership with Red Deer Polytechnic
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has announced a new partnership with Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP).The partnership will offer third-party testing of the Firefighter Applicant Physical Test (FAPT),...
Jan 15, 2025
One of three charged in Red Deer drug and firearms seizure sentenced to over 11 years
One of three people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation which turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, has been sentenced to eleven-and-a-half years in jail. Adrian Mollica ...
Jan 15, 2025
New doctor working at Easthill Medical Clinic
Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced Wednesday a new family doctor has began practising in Red Deer.Dr. Ibrahim Ogunbi, who got his medical education at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, is working...
Jan 15, 2025
Red Deer seeks Housing and Homelessness Integration Committee members
The City of Red Deer is seeking two volunteers who are open-minded, fair and willing to contribute some time and knowledge to the Housing and Homelessness Integration Committee (HHIC). Specifically, t...
Jan 15, 2025
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in local drug and firearms seizure
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for one of two people initially charged in a drug and firearms seizure in Blackfalds a year-and-a-half ago. Chad Daniel Wickett, 33, is slated to find out in R...
Jan 15, 2025
Sylvan town council takes step forward in updating downtown development process
Following a public hearing, in the regular meeting on Jan. 13, Sylvan Lake's town council passed second and third reading of one bylaw, and second reading of another that will change the development p...
Jan 14, 2025
Highway 2 reopened after collision south of Ponoka
Highway 2 has now reopened following a multi-vehicle collision south of Ponoka.At approximately 2 p.m. on Jan. 14, RCMP Ponoka Highway Patrol received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2....
Jan 14, 2025
Town of Innisfail to renovate Aquatic Centre rather than build new facility
The Town of Innisfail has announced that instead of building a new facility, it's moving forward with "a major modernization" of the existing Innisfail Aquatic Centre. Construction will begin mid-year...
Jan 14, 2025 Innisfail Aquatic Centre. (Town of Innisfail)
Red Deer city council talks bylaw updates, new zoning, and community service planning
Red Deer city council's first regular meeting of 2025, held on Jan. 13, included loan and penalty bylaw updates, a report on the Community Services Master Plan, a notice of motion, and a public hearin...
Jan 13, 2025
Stettler emergency department fills some gaps, but still facing repeated closures this week
The emergency room in Stettler will experience repeated closures this week, but some gaps have been filled, according to Alberta Health Services.Overnight coverage gaps on Jan. 16 and 18 have been res...
Jan 13, 2025