Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer groups raise awareness for World Aids Day
As World AIDS Day arrives again this Dec. 1, it's estimated that 6,500 Canadians are living with undiagnosed HIV. That number, from the Public Health Agency of Canada, represents about 10 per cent of ...
Nov 30, 2023
Blackfalds town council approves 2024 budgets
Blackfalds residents will see a 2.9 per cent property tax increase in 2024.The increase is part of the 2024 budget approval, which took place at town council's meeting on Nov. 28.First, the capital bu...
Nov 29, 2023
Red Deer photo radar locations for December
The City of Red Deer and Red Deer RCMP have announced their photo radar locations for the month of December.Mobile units will be operating in the following neighbourhoods:Oriole Park, Johnstone, Kentw...
Nov 29, 2023
Trial date scheduled for one of two men charged in Wetaskiwin robbery
A trial date has been set for one of two men charged in a liquor store robbery in Wetaskiwin this summer. Eric Vincent Okeymow, 29, is scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on Aug. 16, 20...
Nov 29, 2023
Blackfalds whistle cessation review part of growing trend in region
The Town of Blackfalds is looking at train whistle cessation for four crossings.Town council approved a contract this week for Watt Consulting Group to assess if whistle cessation is viable at these s...
Nov 29, 2023
City all-electric John Deere Gators funded by the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre
The City of Lacombe has purchased and deployed two all-electric John Deere Gator TEs. City officials say the all-electric Gators are already part of the City Parks fleet and funded by a grant from the...
Nov 28, 2023
Lacombe County council adopts 2024 operating and capital budgets
Lacombe County council has adopted its 2024 operating and capital budgets.Each year, Lacombe County council and administration meet to establish the annual budgets that address the priorities set out ...
Nov 28, 2023
Blackfalds and Penhold latest to show interest in Varme waste-to-energy facility near Innisfail
Blackfalds and Penhold town councils have approved non-binding letters of intent which would potentially see them become players in a waste-to-energy project near Innisfail. Sylvan Lake and Innisfail ...
Nov 28, 2023
Here are some of the local organizations raising funds this Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday and organizations across Red Deer are reaching out to residents for their help. The world's largest generosity movement began in 2012 on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in t...
Nov 28, 2023
MISSING: Keyandra Elizabeth Saddleback, 15, of Maskwacis
Wetaskiwin RCMP are asking for public assistance to locate a 15-year-old girl.Keyandra Elizabeth Saddleback of Maskwacis was reported missing on November 24, 2023. Saddleback was last seen that same d...
Nov 28, 2023