Category Archives: Red Deer
AltaLink to perform aerial patrols around central Alberta on May 11-15
AltaLink will be performing aerial patrols around central Alberta on May 11-15.The patrols will be around their electric transmission facilities, which are dispersed around the region.The annual patro...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Red Deer RCMP to launch Drones as First Responder program in the coming months
Red Deer RCMP announced plans to implement its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program in the coming months.Red Deerians may notice drones flying overhead more frequently, and police say it's meant to ...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Ashley Lavallee-Koenig)
Chinook's Edge student Logan Swanson wins Provincial Skills Canada title, now eligible for nationals
Chinook's Edge School Division student Logan Swanson has won a gold medal at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition in Edmonton.As a result, he is now eligible to compete at nationals in Toronto.The...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Chinook's Edge School Division/Supplied)
12,000 students take part in annual Aloha Run for mental health
Numerous schools took part this week in Red Deer's annual Aloha Run, which took place this year during Mental Health Week.The event happens at individual schools across multiple divisions in Red Deer,...
May 08, 2026 Students at St. Elizabeth Seton School took part in the annual Aloha Run on May 7. (Image Credit: Supplied/Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)
Wolf Creek Public Schools appoints three new assistant principals
Wolf Creek Public Schools has announced the appointment of three new assistant principals in schools within the division.Chantele Broderson was named to the role at cole James S. McCormick School (JSM...
May 08, 2026 Newly appointed assistant principals within WCPS include Chantele Broderson, Kaylene Reddekopp, and Chelsea Williams. (Image Credit: Wolf Creek Public Schools/Supplied)
Red Deer unemployment up a full percentage point in April
Jobs numbers are in for April, and Red Deer's unemployment rate is up, from 5.2 per cent to 6.2 per cent, from March.That figure is a three-month moving average, unadjusted for season.March to April u...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 36884672 © Krischam | Dreamstime.com)
Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program showcased in Red Deer
The Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (IYMP) was showcased for Lisa Higgerty, the assistant deputy minister of Indigenous health in Red Deer, this week.Haggerty was joined by her director, Melita Av...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools/Supplied)
Federal committee recommends reversal on closure of Lacombe Research and Development Centre
A glimmer of hope has appeared on the horizon for those fighting to save the Lacombe Research and Development Centre.This January, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) announced it would be closing...
May 08, 2026 A wheat field in Alberta. (Image Credit: ID 12718217 © Bill Warchol | Dreamstime.com)
Podcast: Reason for optimism, says Scotiabank's chief economist, Jean-Francois Perreault
Listen to the full conversation with Jean-Francois Perreault, chief economist for Scotiabank, on the May 8, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast!--Scotiabank's chief economist believes ther...
May 08, 2026 Scotiabank senior vice president and chief economist, Jean-Francois Perreault. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Combined property assessments and tax notices mailed out in Lacombe County
Lacombe County announced that the combined municipal assessment and tax notices have been mailed out to ratepayers.They mailed them out on May 1, so residents can expect to receive them in the coming ...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)