Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer Polytechnic to add 138 apprenticeship seats after recent provincial investment
Red Deer Polytechnic is adding 360 apprenticeship seats, thanks to two recent provincial investments.This week, the province announced $12.4 million for 2,000 seats, $800,000 of which will go to RDP f...
Sep 28, 2023
Red Deer Public Schools observes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Red Deer Public Schools is recognizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday. Kids have the day off Friday and then the actual observance, also known as Orange Shirt Day, is on Sat...
Sep 28, 2023
Local tourist attraction in Red Deer County receives $250,000 grant from Travel Alberta
In celebration of World Tourism Day, a local attraction in Red Deer County was given a $250,000 grant from Travel Alberta. September 27 was World Tourism Day, created by the United Nations World Touri...
Sep 28, 2023
Agri-Trade Equipment Expo announces 2023 Ag Innovations finalists
The 39th Agri-Trade Equipment Expo is set to return to Red Deer this November and they've already announced their Ag Innovations Finalists.From November 8 -10 at Westerner Park (4847A 19 St.), guests ...
Sep 27, 2023
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to be remembered in Chinook’s Edge
On September 30, it's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and also Orange Shirt Day.Even though it falls on a Saturday, schools in Chinook's Edge School Division will plan activities so that stu...
Sep 27, 2023
Red Deer Tourism on goal to become major events destination among Canadian mid-sized cities
For World Tourism Day, Red Deer Tourism says they are continuing towards their goal of becoming the top major events destination by 2030 among mid-sized cities in Canada. September 27 is World Tourism...
Sep 27, 2023
Monique LaGrange won't be removed as Red Deer Catholic trustee
Monique LaGrange will get to keep her job as school board trustee for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS), but it doesn't come without a long list of consequences, do's and don'ts. It was Sept....
Sep 26, 2023
Sylvan Lake town council hears presentation for waste to energy facility
The conversation for a facility to divert waste from Sylvan Lake's landfill is back in the air. At their meeting on Monday, town council heard a presentation by Varme regarding a potential waste to en...
Sep 26, 2023
Vehicle theft suspect last seen at Innisfail Co-op gas bar
Innisfail RCMP are seeking assistance to identify the suspect in a vehicle theft earlier this September.It was Sept. 15 at about 1:30 a.m., police say, when a female suspect abandoned a stolen black 2...
Sep 26, 2023
Man arrested in Ponoka with B.B. gun, possibly wearing fatigues and body armour
RCMP say a man wearing fatigues and what appeared to be body armour has been arrested in Ponoka.It was just before 10 a.m. on Sept. 26 near 48 Avenue and 51 Street when RCMP say a Ponoka member was ma...
Sep 26, 2023