Category Archives: Red Deer

AHS reports record year for Toys for Tickets campaign
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reporting a record year for a holiday campaign.November 2023 saw the return of AHS' Toys For Tickets campaign, which allows those who get parking tickets at AHS facili...
Dec 21, 2023

Dismissed former trustee taking school board to court, hopes to be reinstated
Ousted former school trustee Monique LaGrange, with help from The Democracy Fund, is officially taking Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools' board to court. The process leading up to LaGrange's removal ...
Dec 20, 2023 (RDCRS)

Red Deer Fire Chief Ken McMullen shares industry insights with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Red Deer Fire Chief and President of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) Ken McMullen sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this month to share the latest industry insights in...
Dec 20, 2023

Outdoor skating not permitted on storm ponds as outdoor rinks open for the season
Officials with the City of Red Deer say the storm water ponds in the Anders and West Park neighbourhoods, traditionally maintained as outdoor skating surfaces, will permanently close for public use st...
Dec 20, 2023 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Red Deer community organizations get multi-year funding for upcoming projects
Five Red Deer agencies are to receive multi-year funding through the City's Community Culture Development Fund (CCDF) - Culture Development Category.The City explains that the CCDF has provided financ...
Dec 20, 2023

Sentencing set for man charged in stolen truck, trailer, flight from police and erratic driving incident
A sentencing date has been set next summer for a man charged in a stolen vehicle, flight from police, and erratic driving incident near Strathmore last year.Devan Roy Tanner, 38, last known to reside ...
Dec 20, 2023

ImPACT initiative helping Red Deer's most vulnerable stay immunized
A new program called ImPACT (Immunization Program Access & Care Team) is helping Red Deer's most vulnerable stay up-to-date on their shots.Twice monthly, public health nurses visit Turning Point (...
Dec 20, 2023

Preliminary hearing scheduled in central Alberta homicide
A Wetaskiwin man accused of murder is due to find out next summer if his case has enough evidence to go to trial.Matyrus Minde, 25, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Wetaskiwin Court of Justic...
Dec 20, 2023

Lloydminster teen missing since Sept. 2022 could be in B.C., AB or SK, police say
Lloydminster RCMP are putting out another plea for help to locate a missing teenager, whom they say could be in different parts of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia -- including Maskwacis, We...
Dec 19, 2023

Central Alberta Mounties investigate fatal assault
A central Alberta man accused in a serious assault this fall has had his charge upgraded to second-degree murder. On Oct. 9, 2023, Maskwacis RCMP received a report of an assault at a residence on Loui...
Dec 19, 2023