Category Archives: Red Deer
Chinook's Edge trustees to advocate with Red Deer Catholic trustees for new Sylvan Lake School
Officials with Chinook's Edge School Division say trustees plan to work with trustees from Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools moving forward to advocate to the provincial government for a new high sch...
Sep 14, 2024
Red Deer homelessness on the rise as 'cycle of clean up' continues
Homelessness in Red Deer is increasing, the City says, and that is prompting new actions towards urban encampments.What's more is that the City says nothing is going to change as long as there's a lac...
Sep 13, 2024
Access to Wastewater Treatment Plant temporarily closed to the public
Starting on September 15, the main gate to Red Deer's Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will be temporarily closed to the public for approximately four weeks as crews work to complete a berm project a...
Sep 13, 2024
Chinook’s Edge Board approves allocation of $1.1 million of provincial funding
The Board of Trustees for Chinook's Edge School Division has approved a plan to allocate $1.1 million in funding from the province, announced in July. Officials say the money is the division's share o...
Sep 13, 2024
Blackfalds opens first secondary campus
Blackfalds now has its first high school after the opening of the Iron Ridge Secondary Campus, just in time for this school year. The new campus welcomed 300 Grade 9-11 students and 19 staff this year...
Sep 13, 2024
Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter gets funding boost from Canada Post grant
The Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter (CAWES) has received a $25,000 grant from the Canada Post Community Foundation to aid with furnishing its new shelter.Danica Hoffart, executive director o...
Sep 13, 2024
United Way Central Alberta launches 59th annual fundraising season
United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) launched its 59th annual fundraising season today with a kickoff luncheon at the Red Deer Resort and Casino.UWCA CEO Chelsea O'Donoghue shared that 95 per cent of the...
Sep 12, 2024
Red Deer Mounties urging community to register for CAPTURE Program
Red Deer RCMP are encouraging residents and business owners to help protect your property, your family, and your community by registering your security camera(s) with the CAPTURE Program (Community As...
Sep 12, 2024
Think Turkey launches Join Thanksgiving Student Fund
Post secondary students in Red Deer are now able to join their peers and colleagues across the country to apply for the 'Join Thanksgiving Fund' - a grant aiming to bring the joy of Canadian Thanksgiv...
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Alberta First Nation suing federal government over right to clean drinking water
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation has revived a lawsuit it launched 10 years ago in an effort to get the federal government to recognize its human right to clean, safe water. The Ermineskin Cree Nati...
Sep 12, 2024