Category Archives: Red Deer
Non-profit Green Iglu to hold first food security forum in Red Deer
With the rising cost of living, at the grocery store in particular, a relatively new national non-profit based in Red Deer is looking to take a bite or many out of food insecurity.Green Iglu is holdin...
Oct 06, 2023
Unleash your inner anthem: CFR49's 'ANTHEM' Program hits the stage!
Saddle up, music enthusiasts! The Canadian Finals Rodeo is proud to introduce its electrifying new program, 'ANTHEM' - an extraordinary opportunity for contenders to become the official voice behind C...
Oct 06, 2023
Building permit values decrease in September
Building permit values in Red Deer decreased in September, with 92 approved permits valued at $5.5 million, compared with 112 permits issued in September 2022 worth $9 million.According to City of Red...
Oct 06, 2023
New anesthesiologist brings Red Deer Regional crew to 15
AHS has added a new anesthesiologist to the roster at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.Dr. Jaco Janse van Rensburg, who has spent several years training in South Africa and Ireland, brings the total ...
Oct 06, 2023
Three central Alberta teachers earn national teaching excellence awards
Three local teachers are recipients of national awards coming out of the Prime Minister's office.They are among just a few dozen across the country to receive such recognition.First, the Prime Ministe...
Oct 06, 2023
Specialty clinics relocating to allow for future growth
Three Alberta Health Services (AHS) clinics at the 49th Street Community Health Centre (4755 49 St.), including the Diabetes Specialty Care Clinic, will be moving this month to make room for future pr...
Oct 05, 2023
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) is encouraging all Albertans to wear blue on Oct. 24 to help spread awareness of a growing issue in the pr...
Oct 05, 2023
Thurber inducts '99 grad, Cree Métis artist Jesse Gouchey into Hall of Fame
A Cree Mtis muralist was inducted on Thursday into the cole Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Hall of Fame.Jesse Gouchey, a descendant of the Papaschase First Nation, was a member of the Thurb...
Oct 05, 2023
Red Deerians can join the ride this October to defeat Type 1 Diabetes
Red Deerians are raising funds once again this year for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and there's still time to register. The Sun Life's annual Ride to Defeat Diabetes for Juvenile Diabetes Research ...
Oct 05, 2023
RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating central Alberta homicide
On Sept. 29, 2023, Maskwacis RCMP responded to an aggravated assault on Ermineskin First Nations. According to Mounties, the victim, a 52-year-old male resident of Maskwacis, was transported to the ho...
Oct 05, 2023