Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer man sentenced in Wetaskiwin liquor store robbery with bear spray
The second of two people charged in a liquor store robbery with bear spray in Wetaskiwin last year has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison. Erin Bull, 27, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Wetas...
Oct 30, 2024
Lacombe City Council approves social needs assessment and prioritization final report
Lacombe city council approved a Social Needs Assessment and Prioritization Final Report at their regular council meeting on Monday.The report outlines a summary of initiatives based on community socia...
Oct 30, 2024
Renovations coming to Lacombe City Hall
Lacombe city council has approved upcoming renovations to City Hall's front office and foyer. The City estimates construction will take approximately three months with staff and public safety a priori...
Oct 30, 2024 (rdnewsNOW)
Development grant coming to Sylvan Lake to encourage missing middle housing
The Town of Sylvan Lake will soon be offering a new Multi-family Tax Grant to new homeowners in an effort to encourage the development of more missing middle housing. Council approved the grant initia...
Oct 30, 2024
Sylvan Lake town council authorizes interim CAO to move forward in Extended Producer Responsibility agreements
Sylvan Lake should start seeing income for recycling its residents' paper products in April 2025, as the town has taken another step to becoming a service provider under the province's Extended Produc...
Oct 30, 2024
Chinook's Edge celebrates long-standing employees in annual awards night
The Chinook's Edge School Division honoured dozens of staff with service awards during its annual Celebrations event on Oct. 24 in Bowden. "This is a particularly special event for us," said Kurt Sach...
Oct 30, 2024
Red Deer Catholic students advance in Health Care Aide Program at RDP
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) is proud to announce that 20 of its students have opted to continue their studies in the Health Care Aide (HCA) program, which they began last year. Students...
Oct 29, 2024
Food bank visits up 90 per cent in Canada, 81 per cent in Red Deer in five years
The Red Deer Food Bank is reporting an 81 per cent increase in emergency food hampers handed out over the past five years.In 2019, they handed out 621 emergency food hampers and by March 2024 the Food...
Oct 29, 2024
Charge withdrawn for Blackfalds resident accused in collision with pedestrian
A Blackfalds resident charged in a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian this summer has had her charge withdrawn. Estela Chua, 53, had one count of dangerous operation of a conveyance causin...
Oct 29, 2024
Float applications open for annual Santa Claus Parade
Santa Claus is coming to town and the Town of Ponoka is inviting local businesses to enter a float into the annual Santa Claus Parade.The parade, which will take place in downtown Ponoka on Friday, No...
Oct 29, 2024