Category Archives: Red Deer
City of Lacombe taking next steps towards train whistle cessation
CP Rail (Canadian Pacific) has given the green light for the City of Lacombe to apply for whistle cessation at three of five rail crossings in the community.The move follows an inspection completed in...
Sep 13, 2023
The Grand Parade fundraising walk for seniors takes place this Saturday in Red Deer
Red Deerians can walk this week to raise funds for a grand reason. On September 16, the second annual Grand Parade will be held in the city, alongside 31 other communities across the country, to suppo...
Sep 13, 2023 The Grande Parade 2022 Red Deer. (Snappy Photographer)
Lacombe city council approves Heritage Land Use Bylaw amendments following committee consultation
The City of Lacombe's Heritage Land Use Bylaw will be seeing some amendments, following a series of recommendations made in the Heritage Survey & Inventory Report.At their regular meeting on Monda...
Sep 12, 2023
Youngest ever Penhold town councillor sworn in
Penhold has sworn in its latest member of town council.Cameron Galisky, voted in by way of a recent by-election, was sworn in on Sept. 11 by Mayor Mike Yargeau.At just 24-years-old, Galisky is the you...
Sep 12, 2023
Community clean-up in Red Deer Saturday hosted by Dernière Demeure Internationale
Three Black-led organizations are coming together this weekend to run a community clean-up event in Red Deer.With help from Ubuntu-Mobilizing Central Alberta, and the Central Alberta Cameroonian Commu...
Sep 12, 2023
Red Deer Recovery Day to highlight 'light at the end of the tunnel' this Sept. 16
Help is out there.That's Krista Black's main message as she and others put on the 11th annual Red Deer Recovery Day this Saturday, from 1-3 p.m. at City Hall Park.In recovery for 16 years herself, Bla...
Sep 12, 2023
Tools for School program meets full needs of 829 students in central Alberta this year
The Outreach Centre says, thanks to the generosity of Red Deerians, they were able to meet the needs of all students in the region this year, with supplies to spare, through their Tools for School pro...
Sep 12, 2023
École HJ Cody student participates in notable U of A science internship
cole HJ Cody High School student, Amy Kingston, is more confident that her future is in the world of science...thanks to an incredible experience over the summer. Officials with Chinook's Edge School ...
Sep 11, 2023
Building permit values decrease slightly in August
Officials with the City of Red Deer say building permit values decreased in August, with 124 approved permits valued at $23.2 million, compared with 97 permits issued in August 2022 worth $23.4 millio...
Sep 11, 2023
Red Deer RCMP say positive feedback received by community for Downtown Patrol Unit
The Red Deer RCMP say their Downtown Patrol Unit (DPU) has received positive feedback from the community regarding their efforts. The DPU is an specialized unit dedicated to the downtown to provide hi...
Sep 11, 2023