Category Archives: Red Deer

Energy Innovation Fair to showcase industry growth and highlights
Red Deerians interested in investing in, working in, or simply learning more about energy innovation in Alberta are invited to the Energy Innovation Fair on Saturday, October 19. Held in the Cenovus L...
Oct 15, 2024

Community builder Val Jensen inducted into LTCHS Hall of Fame
Community builder Val Jensen has been a staple in Red Deer for decades through her work in the sports community. On Tuesday morning at Lindsay Thurber High School, she received recognition for her tir...
Oct 15, 2024

Construction of innovative dairy processing plant moo-ving along smoothly
An innovative dairy processing facility, Dairy Innovation West (DIW), coming to Lacombe County is expected to be up and running by the spring of 2025, and have notable impacts on Canada's western dair...
Oct 15, 2024

Average central Alberta home price up, but Red Deer sees decrease
The average sale price of a home in central Alberta hit its highest point of the year last month at $418,830, according to the later Market Report from the Central Alberta Realtors' Association (CARA)...
Oct 15, 2024

Rare comet wows central Alberta sky-gazers
The Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/023 A3) is giving sky-gazers something new to marvel at this week, after several recent opportunities to witness the Aurora Borealis. According to Associated Press, via ...
Oct 15, 2024

Two arrested after police chase from Wetaskiwin to Lacombe County
Two people are in custody following an incident with police on Oct. 10. Alberta RCMP spokesperson, Cst. Cory Riggs, says Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit was doing proactive patrols that afternoon...
Oct 15, 2024

Fundraiser Oct. 18 to benefit Red Deer's cardiac catheterization goals
A team behind the Time is Life campaign, which focuses on the need for cardiac catheterization labs in Red Deer, is hoping the community will consider attending a fundraiser and awareness building eve...
Oct 11, 2024

Salvation Army food bank in need of donations amidst increased demand
Thanksgiving may be a holiday of plenty for the majority of Red Deerians, but this year, there is an increasing number of community members who need assistance keeping their families' bellies full day...
Oct 11, 2024

UPDATE: RCMP say man missing from Delburne found deceased
Three Hills RCMP offered a tragic update Wednesday night in relation to the search for 59-year-old Carl Schuyler. Schuyler was reported by RCMP as missing on October 11, the day he was last seen in De...
Oct 11, 2024

Harvest largely complete in central Alberta region
All crop harvest is 96 per cent complete in the central Alberta region, ahead of the 5-year average of 83 per cent. That according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from the Government of Alberta and ...
Oct 11, 2024