Category Archives: Red Deer
Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of Aug. 20
The Central Region is at 12 per cent completion of harvest, according to the latest Alberta Crop Report for Aug. 20.That's five percentage points better than the region's five-year average, and puts t...
Aug 24, 2024
Central Alberta women's shelter struggles with capacity amidst high domestic violence rates
The Central Alberta Emergency Women's Shelter (CAWES) had to turn away 1,345 women and 930 children from April 2023 to March 2024, but also admitted 445 women and 264 children in the same span. CAWES'...
Aug 24, 2024 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
CPKC workers push back on ministerial order, while CN trains temporarily resume
CN trains have started rolling across the tracks again after a Canada-wide work stoppage that began on August 22, however the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) has issued a 72-hour strike notice...
Aug 23, 2024
Chinook's Edge sees growth in new teach enrollment
Chinook's Edge School Division will be welcoming 48 new teachers in the 2024-25 school year. The group includes teachers who are new to the profession, teachers who are new to Chinook's Edge, and teac...
Aug 23, 2024
Outreach Centre launches Virtual Lip Sync Battle ahead of annual fundraiser
The Outreach Centre, an agency that supports women affected by family violence, is holding its first Virtual Lip Sync Battle, an online version of its December Live Lip Sync Battle.Leading up to the l...
Aug 23, 2024
Recreational buildings in Olds and Foothills County taking steps to become more energy efficient
The Town of Olds Aquatic Centre and the Scott Seaman Sports Rink in Foothills County will become more energy efficient after an investment of $3.9 million from the federal government.The federal fundi...
Aug 23, 2024
Red Deer Dream Centre secures provincial operating dollars
For the first time, the Government of Alberta is giving operating dollars to the Red Deer Dream Centre.The funding is worth $600,000 over two fiscal years, and will pay for operation of 20 addiction r...
Aug 23, 2024
RCMP investigating alleged 2022 sexual assault at downtown Red Deer bus station
Red Deer RCMP are investigating a sexual assault which allegedly occurred in November 2022.RCMP learned of the alleged assault in June 2024 while speaking to a youth about an unrelated matter.The assa...
Aug 23, 2024
Innisfail man arrested after second assault incident
Innisfail RCMP have arrested a suspect for a second time after breaching the release conditions of his first arrest.On August 17, police say they were called to assist with a dispute, where a suspect ...
Aug 22, 2024
Ron and Cari MacLean fund upgrades at Red Deer children's rehabilitation centre
Red Deer Children Rehabilitation Services, located in the 49 Street Community Health Centre, has received a Smilezone facelift, transforming a traditional medical setting into a bright and friendly sp...
Aug 22, 2024