Category Archives: Red Deer
Indigenous Culture Camp returns to RDP after year-one success
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) will host its second Indigenous Culture Camp aimed at tackling educational calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).The event is a collaboration wi...
May 29, 2024
Charges withdrawn for man accused in alleged Red Deer assault
Charges have now been withdrawn for a central Alberta man faced with multiple counts following a heavy police presence in south Red Deer last year. Derrick Phazer Whitford, 26, a resident of the O'Chi...
May 29, 2024
Local entrepreneurs learn how to thrive online at Community Futures Central Alberta Digital Marketing event
Roughly 25 local entrepreneurs were treated to a great lunch and some great marketing know-how at Setter's Place in Bower Ponds recently. The May 23 event marked a celebration of the Digital Service S...
May 29, 2024 Kim Free of Small Town Girl Promotions speaks to the audience about branding for small business.(Supplied)
Contraband tobacco crime discussed at Alberta Chambers AGM in Red Deer, ahead of World No Tobacco Day
Tobacco was a hot topic this week at the Alberta Chambers of Commerce annual general meeting in Red Deer. Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. (RBH), along with the National Coalition Against Contraband...
May 29, 2024
LiveBarn amateur sports streaming coming to Blackfalds arenas
Council for the Town of Blackfalds has unanimously opted to install a LiveBarn broadcasting system in Arena 1 and the Eagle Builders Centre for a term of six years. The sports broadcasting system allo...
May 29, 2024
Tax exemption bylaw for agricultural processing facilities passed by Red Deer County council
An agricultural processing tax incentive bylaw designed to attract related developments to central Alberta has been passed unanimously through its first, second, and third readings by Red Deer County ...
May 29, 2024
Lacombe's Cranna Lake getting solar light installation
Lacombe's Cranna Lake is getting a significant upgrade that will see a solar lighting project installed along its trail.The City dollars come from the Community Builder Partnership Fund, and will go t...
May 29, 2024
Red Deer County council approves strategic priorities
Red Deer County council has passed its 2024 Strategic Priorities document. The document is developed collaboratively between council and senior administration and outlines the primary focuses for budg...
May 29, 2024
Red Deer County code of conduct bylaw passes first reading
Red Deer County council passed first reading of their new Council Code of Conduct Bylaw unanimously on May 28. The bylaw is intended to establish ethical conduct standards for council members in relat...
May 29, 2024
Central Alberta Children's Festival returns to Red Deer
For two days, Rotary Recreation Park will be transformed into an engaging environment with more than 40 activities for children to explore the arts, and foster creativity and imagination.On May 31 and...
May 29, 2024