Category Archives: Red Deer

Girls in Aviation Day soars to new heights in showcasing career options
Inspiring girls and young women to take up a career in aviation was the goal of the third annual Girls in Aviation Day this weekend at Red Deer Regional Airport. Eighteen-year-old Ivy Liu, an aspiring...
Sep 21, 2024

CUPE members hold 'day of action' for educational assistants and support staff
Union locals representing educational assistants, custodians and other educational support staff at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools and Red Deer Public Schools held a day of action on Saturday to c...
Sep 21, 2024

Pair arrested after daylight shooting in Red Deer
RCMP say two people are in custody following a shooting in broad daylight on Sept. 19. It was at about 10:45 a.m. when RCMP received a report of a shooting at or near the Safe Harbour shelter near dow...
Sep 20, 2024

Fire and Flood Emergency Services celebrates new headquarters and technology upgrades
Fire and Flood Emergency Services Ltd. held a grand opening for its new central Alberta headquarters, located in the Burnt Lake Industrial area just outside of Red Deer, as well as a demonstration for...
Sep 20, 2024

Frost Advisory issued for Red Deer and surrounding areas
A Frost Advisory has been issued for the City of Red Deer and other surrounding areas.Officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) say temperatures overnight are expected to drop to, or...
Sep 20, 2024

County of Stettler deploys two rescue Sea Doos
The County of Stettler has formally added two rescue Sea Doo watercraft units to its fleet.The units were fundraised for by the Stettler Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) and the Stettler Volunteer Fir...
Sep 20, 2024

Theft report leads to arrest of four individuals for weapons offences
Wetaskiwin RCMP have charged four people with an assortment of weapon and other offences after they allegedly received an oil change and left without paying.On September 18, Wetaskiwin RCMP received r...
Sep 20, 2024

Outbreak over after 16 cases of E. coli confirmed at Blackfalds daycare
A total of 16 cases of Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were detected in relation the the closure of Aspen Lakes Discovery Centre, which is a daycare in Blackfalds.Thankfully, Alberta Health Servi...
Sep 20, 2024

10th annual Recovery Day to celebrate community successes this weekend
Advocating, educating, celebrating and supporting recovery -- that's the aim, and always has been for Recovery Day, which will mark 10 years in Red Deer this weekend.Across Canada, events are taking p...
Sep 20, 2024

ASIRT finds Maskwacis RCMP officer's use of force justified
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded that an officer's use of force in a 2021 arrest encounter in Maskwacis was justified due to the nature of the situation and limited inf...
Sep 19, 2024