Category Archives: Red Deer

Local groups react to government's proposed policies regarding transgender youth
Groups opposed to Alberta's planned policies around transgender youth held rallies in Calgary and Edmonton over the weekend, with many of the attendees warning the plans will out trans kids and put th...
Feb 05, 2024

'Gowns 4 Grads' returns to Red Deer Feb. 20-22
Gowns 4 Grads is coming back to Red Deer.The program, which started in 2018, provides free formal wear for teens with grad events upcoming, and is hosted by the Trenville Royal Purple Elks #248 (a cen...
Feb 03, 2024

Penhold launches blood donor challenge in honour of World Record holder
The Town of Penhold is launching what it calls the Penhold Cares Central Alberta Community Blood Drive Challenge. The challenge is in honour of Penhold resident and World Record holder Josephine Micha...
Feb 03, 2024 Josephine Michaluk of Penhold has donated blood more than 200 times, a Guinness World Record. (Supplied)

Onward Together: Red Deer's 'Ubuntu-Mobilizing Central Alberta' hosting Black History Month gathering
Celebrate Black History Month this Monday, Feb. 5 in Red Deer with Ubuntu-Mobilizing Central Alberta.The organization is hosting a Black History Month (BHM) event Monday night at the Red Deer Resort a...
Feb 03, 2024

Red Deer to participate in provincial workshop on drought prevention and potential water-sharing agreements
The City of Red Deer will be participating in a three-day workshop, organized by the provincial government, to discuss water-sharing and drought prevention measures in the South Saskatchewan River Bas...
Feb 02, 2024

Trial scheduled for men charged in central Alberta homicide
Trial dates have been set for two people charged in the death of a young Maskwacis, AB, man a year-and-a-half ago. Cole Gerald Cattleman, 26, and Chaz Joseph Cattleman, 23, both of Maskwacis, are sche...
Feb 02, 2024

Blackfalds adds two electric vehicle charging stations
The Town of Blackfalds has unveiled two new electric vehicle charging stations.One station is Level 3 (5018 Waghorn St.) and the other is Level 2 (Highway 2A and Park Street).The Level 3 charging stat...
Feb 02, 2024

Trial dates set for man charged in Red Deer drug and weapons seizure, including AK-47
Trial dates have now been set for the second of three people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation, which also turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle.Nicholas James David Wal...
Feb 02, 2024

City Council: On the agenda -- Feb.5, 2024
The following items are on Red Deer city council's open meeting agenda on Monday, February 5, 2024. The meeting gets going at 10:30 a.m. inside council chambers, though the public portion should begin...
Feb 02, 2024

Red Deer building permit values up to start 2024
Building permit values in Red Deer got a boost in January.There were 67 permits valued at $7.2 million, up from 61 worth $4.8 million in January 2023.Notable permits include:Building permit for constr...
Feb 02, 2024