Category Archives: Red Deer
Hugh Sutherland School student receives coveted STEM scholarship
A Hugh Sutherland School 2024 graduate, Jules Owen-Pole, has received the coveted Schulich Leader Scholarship of $100,000 to support her studies at Halifax Dalhousie University beginning this fall.Owe...
May 30, 2024
AUPE to hold province-wide bargaining town halls
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is holding 52 province-wide town halls as negotiations with the Government of Alberta, Alberta Health Services, and several more employers reach a crit...
May 30, 2024
Students from across the province come together for skatepark competition
More than 50 high school students from across 40 different central Alberta schools are expected to hit the Glendale Skatepark in a competition that promises to showcase skills, tricks and talent.The s...
May 30, 2024
2024 key tags en route to Red Deer
Red Deer residents can expect to receive their 2024 War Amps key tags in the mail starting this week. Officials note that each key tag has a confidentially coded number. If you lose your keys, the fin...
May 30, 2024
Red Deer city council approves grant for supportive housing
Red Deer city council has unanimously granted a funding request of $1.5 million to the Red Deer Housing Authority to support a first-wave construction of 40 permanent supportive housing units followed...
May 30, 2024
Downtown Red Deer's vacant spaces filling up, but major pieces remain empty
The City of Red Deer is reporting good news for downtown, with strong uptake of a rental incentive grant launched in 2023.But there are still a number of other significant spaces that need filling.The...
May 29, 2024
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Charges withdrawn for man accused in alleged Red Deer assault
Charges have now been withdrawn for a central Alberta man faced with multiple counts following a heavy police presence in south Red Deer last year.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