Category Archives: Red Deer

Affordable housing project coming to Red Deer County thanks to provincial-federal partnership
Part of a $66 million investment by the governments of Canada and Alberta will fund a new affordable housing project in Red Deer County. Government officials made the announcement Friday on Enoch Cree...
May 10, 2024

Red Deer Polytechnic receives CIM-TAC expansion investment
The provincial government has finalized an investment of $12.9 million to expand the Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing Technology Access Centre (CIM-TAC) at Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP). This fundi...
May 10, 2024

Red Deer Public Schools approves 2024-2025 budget
Red Deer Public Schools District (RDPSD) has approved their 2024-2025 budget with a revenue of $134,012,560, and expenses of $134,712,560. They will use $700,000 of reserve funds to cover the projecte...
May 10, 2024

Alberta’s unemployment rate rises to 7% in April as population grows
Even as more people are finding work in Alberta, the unemployment rate continues to rise.Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey for April 2024, saying the provincial unemployment rate ...
May 10, 2024

AltaLink performing aerial patrols in central Alberta
Beginning May 13, AltaLink will be using a helicopter to perform an aerial patrol of its electrical transmission facilities in southern and central Alberta. The patrols are expected to be complete by ...
May 10, 2024

LOCATED: Dustin Dumais-Miller, 32, of Red
Dustin Dumais-Miller has been located safe. Red Deer RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.--For local news delivered daily to your email inbox, subscribe for free to ...
May 09, 2024

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation awards $81,500 in scholarships
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation says it is providing educational scholarships totaling $81,500 in 2024, thanks to the contributions of generous donors. The scholarship recipients are students ...
May 09, 2024

Red Deer County approves 2024 tax rate bylaw
Red Deer County's council has approved the municipal tax rate bylaw for 2024. Tax rates will vary on individual properties and taxation is based on their market value assessment, the County explains. ...
May 09, 2024 (Red Deer County)

Mayor and councillors roll up their sleeves for Green Deer
Mayor Ken Johnston and the city council will be participating in the Green Deer spring cleanup campaign on May 10, at the Gary W. Harris Celebration Plaza, from 2-3 p.m. The annual campaign began Marc...
May 09, 2024

LOCATED: Derek Coffey, 41, of Eckville
Sylvan Lake RCMP say Derek Coffey, 41, who was reported missing earlier this week, has been located.
May 08, 2024