Category Archives: Red Deer
Extended trail closure in Capstone
Pedestrians are advised of an extended trail closure in the Capstone neighbourhood.From 7 a.m. on August 26 to 8 p.m. on October 15 the trail connecting the 50 Street/Taylor Drive intersection to 47 S...
Aug 26, 2024
City opens council committee applications
The City of Red Deer is searching for residents who are open-minded, fair and willing to contribute their time and knowledge to volunteer to sit on one of its several boards, committees, and commissio...
Aug 26, 2024
LOCATED: RCMP searching for 75-year-old missing from Sundre area
Sundre RCMP say Duncan Williams has been located safe. -- Download the rdnewsNOW mobile app on Google Play and the Apple App Store for all the latest updates on this and other stories.
Aug 26, 2024
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