Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer city council listens, learns, and advocates at annual FCM meeting
A burst water main was a fitting introduction to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) Annual Conference and Trade Show that took place in Calgary the weekend of June 6-9.Red Deer city coun...
Jun 10, 2024
Red Deer Regional Hospital access to change as parkade work continues
As work to expand the parkade at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre continues, temporary changes to traffic flow around the site will be necessary this month to prepare for the arrival of precast c...
Jun 10, 2024
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools staff encouraged to show team spirit for a good cause
The Edmonton Oilers might have a few more bandwagoners as they challenge the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals. Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (rdcrs) is launching "Jeans and Jerseys Days...
Jun 10, 2024
Time for Sylvan Lakers to complete Town census
The Town of Sylvan Lake wants residents to complete the community's municipal census. Officials say the Town has a 48 per cent completion rate and they need this to be higher, to provide the most accu...
Jun 10, 2024 Photo 20601023 © Robert Kneschke | Dreamstime.com
Temporary closures of Ponoka Emergency Department
Due to an unexpected gap in physician coverage, the Emergency Department (ED) at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre will be temporarily closed from 5 p.m. on Monday, June 10 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 1...
Jun 10, 2024
Campaign for title of 'Canada's Most Active City' showcases mental health benefits of exercise
With Red Deer once again vying to be 'Canada's Most Active City,' a title it earned two years ago as part of the national participACTION Community Better contest, there's a spotlight being shone on th...
Jun 09, 2024
77th Red Deer Highland Games moving to new downtown home June 22
Central Alberta's long-running Highland Games are coming back to Red Deer proper.On June 22, the 77th annual event will be staged on the grounds of Central Middle School, right in the heart of downtow...
Jun 08, 2024
Downtown Red Deer ice cream sales to benefit Batten Disease organization starting June 8
Sunday, June 9 is International Batten Disease Awareness Day, and a special fundraiser is happening in downtown Red Deer starting June 8. Alongside Red Deer City Hall lighting up in teal, with other l...
Jun 08, 2024
Badge of honour: Central Alberta Oilers superfans reveling in Stanley Cup Final hype
By the time a team gets to the Stanley Cup Final, superfans of all kinds have come out of the woodwork. For the Edmonton Oilers, who square off against the Florida Panthers starting Saturday, that inc...
Jun 08, 2024
Red Deer Food Bank cooks up new educational experience
Notes of fresh parmesan, basil and garlic float through the air at Kitchen 49 as Meg Tucker shows us how to safely use a chopping knife and class officially begins. With enthusiasm and patience, she w...
Jun 07, 2024