Category Archives: Red Deer
Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care temporary closures this week
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be closed temporarily at various times throughout the week, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS). They say due to gaps in physician...
Aug 09, 2023
Ponoka County teen sentenced in church vandalisms
A young man from Ponoka County charged in relation to the vandalism of multiple central Alberta churches this year has been given a two-year Conditional Sentence Order (CSO), followed by six months of...
Aug 08, 2023
Sandra Schmirler Foundation grants thousands for new piece of equipment at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre's NICU
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation (RDRHF) has accepted a grant that's anticipated to have a major impact on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.The grant...
Aug 08, 2023
Suspended sentence and probation for man charged in officer involved shooting in Ponoka
A suspended sentence and 18 months of probation have been given to a man charged in an officer involved shooting in Ponoka last year.West Thomas Aldridge, 41, of Ponoka, was also issued a 10-year fire...
Aug 08, 2023
Investigators looking into causes of two separate house fires in Red Deer over the long weekend
Thankfully, no one was hurt during a house fire in Red Deer's Mountview neighbourhood Monday night. According to Curtis Schaefer, Assistant Deputy Chief, Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES), crews were...
Aug 08, 2023
ASIRT investigating fatal firearms incident in Sylvan Lake
One person is dead following a firearms incident in Sylvan Lake over the weekend. On Aug. 6, 2023, at 3:13 a.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP received a firearms complaint at a residence in Sylvan Lake. Upon arri...
Aug 08, 2023
Blackfalds RCMP investigating cause of fatal collision involving motorcycle
One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash near Blackfalds Monday. On Aug. 7, 2023, at 12:48 p.m, Blackfalds RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision involving an SUV and a motorcycle o...
Aug 08, 2023
Drive to Thrive event for kids with cancer returns for second lap in Red Deer
Back for their second lap in Red Deer, the annual Drive to Thrive event for kids with cancer is returning this Sunday. On August 13 at 1:30 p.m., the local Go Live Foundation, a non-profit supporting ...
Aug 08, 2023
Trial date set in drugs, firearms, explosives, and stolen merchandise seizure near Ponoka
A trial date has been set for the second of two people charged following the seizure of a large quantity of drugs, firearms, explosives, and various stolen merchandise in Ponoka County this year.Timot...
Aug 04, 2023
Perception not necessarily reality, some say, as City launches downtown rental grant
What you see isn't necessarily the truth of what's happening when it comes to the business side of Red Deer's downtown, according to some. The City of Red Deer announced this week that if you're an en...
Aug 04, 2023