Category Archives: Red Deer
Year in Review: Sylvan Lake Mayor says community connection is of utmost importance
Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson says she's learned over the course of 2023 , just how important community connection is. "How great we are when our community really is connected together, so that comes...
Dec 29, 2023
GoFundMes set up for crash victims from Didsbury
GoFundMe accounts have been set up for the two teenage victims of a deadly crash in central Alberta earlier this week.As previously reported Dec. 27, it was about 5 p.m. that day when Didsbury RCMP re...
Dec 29, 2023
Chief J. Wilton Littlechild of Maskwacis promoted to Companion of The Order of Canada
The Order of Canada announced a slate of new appointees Thursday, and it includes a promotion for one important figure from central Alberta.That is Chief J. Wilton Littlechild, who receives the promot...
Dec 28, 2023
Care For Newcomers to host Learn To Skate
There are few things more Canadian than skating on a frozen sheet of water, laughing with friends, playing a game of shinny, and warming up with a mug of hot chocolate. That experience is worth sharin...
Dec 28, 2023
Sticky conversations the theme for latest Aspiring Leaders session at Red Deer Public Schools
Sticky conversations are those conversations that require leaders to navigate difficult circumstances or to resolve issues or concerns. Officials with Red Deer Public Schools say no one ever looks for...
Dec 28, 2023
Year in Review: Innisfail Mayor says 2023 reinforced her belief of staying true to priorities
For Innisfail town mayor Jean Barclay, the past year has simply reinforced her belief that you must stay true to your priorities and goals. In a year-end interview, the mayor shared her highlights on ...
Dec 28, 2023
Didsbury RCMP respond to double fatal collision
Alberta RCMP are offering their condolences to the family and friends of two central Alberta teens who died in a crash on Wednesday. On Dec. 27, 2023, at 5:08 pm., Didsbury RCMP received a report of a...
Dec 28, 2023
Year in Review: Lacombe County Reeve says 2023 has been a successful year despite challenges
Despite challenges in the Canadian economy with rising inflation, Lacombe County Reeve Barb Shepherd says they've had a successful year overall. One of the main highlights of the year, she says, was t...
Dec 27, 2023
Former long-time councillor and city planner Frank Wong passes away
Former long-time Red Deer city councillor Frank Wong has passed away. Mayor Ken Johnston confirmed the sad news Wednesday morning. Johnston says Wong had been hospitalized for some time before his dea...
Dec 27, 2023
Michael Dawe, beloved Red Deer city councillor and historian, passes away at 67
Michael Dawe, a sitting Red Deer city councillor, has passed away, the City of Red Deer confirmed on Boxing Day. Sixty-seven years of age, Dawe was a fifth generation resident of Red Deer and Pine Lak...
Dec 26, 2023