Category Archives: Red Deer
Ponoka’s new Downtown Façade Improvement Program is open for applications
A new Downtown Faade Improvement Program to promote redevelopment and upgrades to commercial buildings in downtown Ponoka is now open for applications. "The purpose of the program is to encourage buil...
Jan 05, 2024
Roughly 120 people participate in Learn to Skate program for newcomers at Bower Ponds
Roughly 120 people were gliding across Bower Ponds on Thursday at the Learn to Skate event for newcomers in Red Deer. Held for the 11th year by SNAP (Settlement for Newcomers Through Activities and Pr...
Jan 05, 2024
Hundreds of central Albertans pay their respects to "Red Deer's Beloved Son"
Hundreds of central Albertans gathered at Gaetz Memorial United Church and Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park Thursday, to honour, remember, and pay tribute to a man many regarded as, "Red Deer's Bel...
Jan 05, 2024 Red Deer City Hall, the Red Deer Public Library, and flags at half-mast to honour the late Michael Dawe, who passed away suddenly on Dec. 24, 2023, at the age of 67. Dawe was a current member of Red Deer city council at the time of his death. (rdnewsNOW/Alessia Proietti)
Blackfalds RCMP advising of poor road conditions on the QE II near Red Deer
Blackfalds RCMP are advising that driving conditions on the QEII in the Lacombe County area, from Highway 597 and the Highway 2A intersection, are very poor. RCMP are tending to numerous collisions th...
Jan 05, 2024
LOCATED: Derek Friesen, 35, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP say that as of Jan. 25, 2024, Derek Friesen, 35, has been located safe. He was reported missing Jan. 4 and had last been seen in early November 2023. RCMP thank the public and media for ...
Jan 04, 2024
Lacombe man sentenced to time served in Lac La Biche shooting incident
A central Alberta man charged after a shooting in Lac La Biche last year has been sentenced to time served.Chervaine Dean Saddleback, 24, was sentenced in Lac La Biche Court of Justice on Jan. 3, 2024...
Jan 04, 2024
Red Deer's first responders compete against Calgary and Edmonton for most blood donations
Red Deer's first responders will be battling against their colleagues in Calgary and Edmonton to see who can save more lives through blood donations this month.The Sirens for Life Alberta Challenge, r...
Jan 04, 2024
Red Deer property assessment notices in the mail
Red Deer property owners can expect to receive their 2024 property assessment notices in the mail over the next few days.City officials say Red Deer's residential assessment values saw an average incr...
Jan 04, 2024
Building permit values up in December
Officials with the City of Red Deer say building permit values increased in December, with 63 approved permits valued at $7.7 million, compared with 49 permits issued in December 2022 worth $4.5 milli...
Jan 04, 2024
Olds RCMP arrest individuals in stolen vehicle after two police cars struck
Two people have been arrested after a stolen vehicle rammed a pair of police vehicles in Olds this week.On Jan. 2, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., RCMP say they were notified of a suspicious vehicle operating in ...
Jan 04, 2024