Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer Symphony Orchestra rises again for new performing season
The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (RDSO) launches its 2024-25 season on October 19 at the Red Deer Polytechnic Arts Centre with its 'We Rise Again" program.The concert will be a Classical-Canadian fusio...
Oct 08, 2024
Maskwacis school commission publishes Nehiyawewin books to prep students for school
The Maskwacis Education Schools Commission (MESC) has published five new books designed to foster language development in Nehiyawewin and prepare students for the routines of school life. In addition ...
Oct 08, 2024
Trial dates set for pair charged in Sundre drug and weapons seizure
Trial dates have been set for two Sundre, AB, residents facing drug and weapons charges. Bradley William Pearce, 39, and Cassandra Kopp, 22, are scheduled for trial in Calgary Court of Justice from Se...
Oct 08, 2024
Wetaskiwin RCMP charge two males with weapons and drug offenses
Two suspects have been arrested following a traffic stop in central Alberta last week that police say turned up drugs and a firearm.On October 4, shortly after 5 p.m., a Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reductio...
Oct 08, 2024
Red Deer RCMP share results of targeted auto theft response
The Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) has released the results of a Targeted Response to Auto Theft (TRAP) operation that it conducted in August. Mounties say the intent of the operation was to...
Oct 08, 2024
Red Deer to conduct new homeless count Thursday as numbers rise
The City of Red Deer is conducting another 'Point in Time' (PiT) homeless count this Thursday (Oct. 10).The city says the count will take place in the evening and will be the sixth done since 2012.Coo...
Oct 08, 2024
Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce re-accredited for standard of excellence
The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce has been re-accredited as achieving the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada's (CACC) highest standard of excellence for 2025-2029.To achieve the title...
Oct 08, 2024
Alberta government working on long and short term solutions to rural healthcare gaps
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says the government is working on both long term and short term strategies to address healthcare staffing shortages in rural and remote facilities in central Alberta a...
Oct 08, 2024
Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project harvests for international hunger
The Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project has raised $70,918 for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to aid in the fight against international hunger.The money comes from a 120-acre canola harvest near ...
Oct 07, 2024
Roundabout expected to open next week at 19 Street and 40 Avenue
The City of Red Deer says a major milestone is expected to be reached on the 19 Street Improvement Project next week, as crews should be opening the new roundabout at 19 Street and 40 Avenue.This is t...
Oct 07, 2024