Category Archives: Red Deer
Sundre man sentenced in fatal 2022 collision
A Sundre man accused of backing up his pick-up truck into another man and killing him, has been sentenced to 34 months in prison. Jason Kelly Burns, 32, was sentenced in Calgary Court of King's Bench ...
Jul 25, 2024
Road closures planned for Centrefest Street Performer Festival
Motorists are advised of traffic disruptions this weekend for the Centrefest Street Performer Festival.From 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 27 to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, 50 (Ross) Street will be closed...
Jul 25, 2024
RDES sends officers to assist in Jasper wildfire management
Two Chief Fire Officers from Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) have been sent to assist the Incident Management Team handling the wildfire in Jasper. They are expected to be deployed for seven days. ...
Jul 25, 2024
'Chaotic' storm drops up to tennis ball sized-hail over parts of central Alberta
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), a tornado-warned and very large hail-warned storm dropped hail up to the size of tennis balls over parts of central Alberta Wednesday night.J...
Jul 25, 2024
Red Deer ranks third in Canada on 2023 Crime Severity Index
The latest police-reported crime statistics from Statistics Canada show that despite rating third in the country on the Crime Severity Index (CSI), Red Deer's CSI improved slightly in 2023 with an 11 ...
Jul 25, 2024
Afro-Caribbean Festival will celebrate culture in downtown Red Deer
Red Deer's Afro-Caribbean Festival returns for its second year August 17-18 and will celebrate the vibrant cultural heritage of the African Caribbean and other nationalities.The event will showcase di...
Jul 25, 2024
Red Deer County to consider establishing joint Police Advisory Committee with Innisfail
Steps are being taken to establish a Police Advisory Commission (PAC) in Red Deer County to address enforcement priorities in Innisfail and Penhold.A motion to consider an agreement to establish a (PA...
Jul 25, 2024
Tornado Warning ended for parts of Lacombe County, Tornado Watch remains in place
At 8:55 PM MDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing strong wind gusts, up to golf ball size hail and heavy rain. This thunderstorm is located i...
Jul 24, 2024 (Dreamstime)
Bowden annexation proposal makes headway in county council
Red Deer County council has unanimously moved to accept a report outlining the details and negotiations around annexing 41.41 hectares of land from the County in the Town of Bowden.The proposed annexa...
Jul 24, 2024
Tornadoes possible for Red Deer region Wednesday afternoon
A tornado watch has been issued for the city of Red Deer. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), as of 2:27 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, conditions are favourable for the developmen...
Jul 24, 2024