Red Deer

Westerner Park elects new board members

Westerner Park has announced the election of six new board members.Members were elected at the organization's AGM on June 8.The incoming Board Chair, Tyler Nightingale, and Vice President, Al Lucas, w...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 11, 2023

Chinook's Edge coordinator named French Immersion Leader of the Year

An educator with Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) has been named French Immersion Leader of the Year by Canadian Parents for French (CPF) Alberta, and its partner the Alberta French Language Educ...

Jun 11, 2023

SUV driven into rural property near Three Hills

A 44-year-old man from Linden, Alta. has been charged after driving into a house on Friday.Three Hills RCMP say it was about 1:30 p.m. on June 9 when they received a call about an ongoing disturbance ...

Jun 10, 2023

Gaetz United to ring bell 49 times for Pulse nightclub shooting victims

This Monday, the bell at Gaetz United Church in downtown Red Deer will sound 49 times.That's once for each of the victims in the June 12, 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. In an instan...

Josh Hall Jun 10, 2023

Local Elder honoured with headdress for endless amount of community work towards healing

Lynn Jonasson, a well-known Indigenous Elder in Red Deer, has been doing incredibly important work around Red Deer and central Alberta for many many years. His sweat, blood and tears culminated in wha...

Josh Hall Jun 10, 2023 Elder Lynn Jonasson receives a headdress from the Blood Tribe/Kainai in Stand Off, Alberta, presented by Elder and college instructor Calvin Williams at the 15th annual Community Spring Feast in Red Deer on June 3, 2023. (Andrea Dillingham-Lacoursiere/RaggedyAndrea.com)

Pride murals in downtown Red Deer permanently damaged

Pride murals in downtown Red Deer were defaced and damaged this week, and RCMP are investigating. The murals were unveiled last July just outside 5101 Gaetz Avenue, and represent several local agencie...

Josh Hall Jun 10, 2023

Mayor, premier and others react to MLA Adriana LaGrange's appointment as Health Minister

Reaction poured in Friday after it was announced that Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange will become Health Minister in Premier Danielle Smith's new UCP cabinet.rdnewsNOW was speaking to Red Deer May...

Jun 09, 2023

Alberta Crop Report: June 9

Some rainfall dropped along the far western edge of the central Alberta region over the past week with only a few showers and a bit of hail across the rest of the region. According to the latest Alber...

Jun 09, 2023

Dream Centre holds grand opening after 7 months of operation

The Red Deer Dream Centre (4614 50 Ave.) finally held its grand opening event on June 9, seven months after it began welcoming clients.The 40-bed facility, currently only for men, has five clients goi...

Jun 09, 2023

Red Deer County issues Fire Ban

As of June 9, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., a Fire Ban is in effect for Red Deer County.The County requires that:1. All outdoor fires presently burning within Red Deer County whether set with permission or under...

Jun 09, 2023