Category Archives: Red Deer

Elder Lynn Jonasson receives '7 Teachings' award for community service and wisdom
Red Deer-area Elder, Lynn Jonasson, was the recipient earlier this month of an Okimaw Award. The Okimaw Society - Okimaw being the Cree word for leader -- is an organization in Edmonton. The awards, n...
Nov 25, 2024 Elder Lynn Jonasson, of Red Deer, with his 2024 Okimaw Award. (Indigital Media)

Ponoka business licences due for 2025 renewal
The Town of Ponoka would like to remind local business owners they have until Dec. 31, to renew their business licences for 2025. Town officials say businesses that operate, provide or sell a product ...
Nov 25, 2024

Located: Amy Jorden Roan, 32, of Red Deer
As of Friday, Nov. 29, the Red Deer RCMP said Amy Jorden Roan has been located and is safe. Red Deer RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.
Nov 25, 2024

Red Deer's Parks and Public Works ahead of schedule in clearing weekend snowfall
You could say it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in central Alberta after a weekend of snowfall continued from Nov. 22-24. Parks and Public Works Manager Greg Sikora said Red Deer received ab...
Nov 25, 2024

Ponoka waste transfer station earns award
Ponoka's waste transfer station is award-winning.The facility was recently named winner of the Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) 2024 Collection Site Award of Excellence.This was presented...
Nov 24, 2024

Red Deer Catholic 'Ment-To-Matter' program expands to Sylvan Lake
The Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Ment-To-Matter Program has expanded to more schools in Sylvan Lake.The mentorship initiative began last year at cole Mother Teresa Catholic School (EMTS), in par...
Nov 24, 2024

Workshop coming to Red Deer for cow-calf producers on data literacy
The University of Calgary's School of Public Policy is putting on a workshop in Red Deer for cow-calf producers.On Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hampton Inn & Suites Red Deer, those in atte...
Nov 22, 2024

Ponoka RCMP arrest two people in rural area, warn residents of taking matters into their own hands
Ponoka RCMP have charged two people following an alleged incident on Nov. 18.It was just after 2 p.m. that day when RCMP say they received a report about a suspicious person in a rural field being cha...
Nov 22, 2024

Red Deer RCMP arrest Stettler man for possession of multiple weapons
The Red Deer RCMP arrested and charged a Stettler man following an incident on Nov. 15.Donald Jack Bosma, 55, has been charged with multiple offences after he allegedly tried to flee from police and h...
Nov 22, 2024

World Prematurity Day event celebrates milestones, recognizes hardships for Red Deer NICU families
"Roller-coaster!"That's how both Andrew Fraser and Kristi Johnston describe their separate experiences of having a child born premature.rdnewsNOW spoke to each at Red Deer Regional Hospital (RDRH) thi...
Nov 22, 2024