Category Archives: Red Deer
Sylvan Lake Waste Transfer Site garbage disposal closed until further notice
Garbage disposal at the Waste Transfer Site in Sylvan Lake is closed until further notice due to fire. According to Town o fficials, underground embers from branch disposal were re-ignited by today's ...
Jul 22, 2024
Extended construction hours on 19 Street Improvement Project
As part of The City of Red Deer's 19 Street Improvement Project, concrete work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 23. City officials say current daytime temperatures are too high for concrete to p...
Jul 22, 2024
Swimming schedules adjusted in response to extreme heat in Red Deer
In response to the high temperatures expected through most of the week, The City of Red Deer has adjusted swimming schedules at local recreation facilities and spray parks. Public swimming times at th...
Jul 22, 2024
Wildfire smoke prompts special air quality statement for Red Deer
As a heat warning continues, wildfire smoke has prompted Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to issue a Special Air Quality Statement for the Red Deer area and others around the province.The ...
Jul 21, 2024
Memorial Cup-winning Rebels inducted into Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame
The 2000-2001 Red Deer Rebels, winners of that season's Memorial Cup, were a team that really hated to lose, according to long-time play-by-play man Cam Moon.The team was inducted Saturday into the Al...
Jul 20, 2024
Red Deer emergency services chief & association address Station #2 staffing challenges
Gaps in full coverage at Red Deer's Fire Station #2 are part of an unfortunately regular cycle, the municipality's protective services division is saying.Ken McMullen, chief of emergency services, say...
Jul 20, 2024
Heat and lack of rain affecting crops: Alberta Crop Report
Hot temperatures and minimal rain are stressing many crops around the province, according to the latest Alberta Crop Report for July 16.The heat is having a particular impact on canola, while others a...
Jul 20, 2024
Stage two water restrictions activated in Sylvan Lake
Stage two water restrictions will be activated as of 10:00 p.m., July 19, 2024 for the Town of Sylvan Lake. Town officials say high water usage has exceeded the ability of the reservoir to refill and ...
Jul 19, 2024
One of three charged in local auto theft ring, ordered to stand trial
One of three people facing criminal charges in relation to a series of alleged auto thefts has been ordered to stand trial. William Raymond Blackwood, 47, of Lac Ste. Anne County, AB, was ordered to s...
Jul 19, 2024
'Use of force justified' in Red Deer officer-involved shooting, says ASIRT
An investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has determined there are no reasonable grounds to believe an offence was committed when a Red Deer RCMP officer fired their gun a...
Jul 19, 2024