Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer man linked to deadly 2010 crash, arrested again with drugs and weapons
A man linked to a resolved but high-profile criminal case in Red Deer was arrested again last month.Red Deer RCMP say it was May 19, 2023 when the Downtown Patrol Unit was conducting patrols on 45 Str...
Jun 09, 2023
Blue-green algae bloom advisory issued for Pine Lake
Officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) say a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom has been identified at Pine Lake, approximately 40kms southeast of Red Deer. Residents living near the shores ...
Jun 09, 2023
Temperature records broken throughout central Alberta on Thursday
A number of temperature records were set throughout many parts of the province on Thursday, including some in the central Alberta region.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the ...
Jun 09, 2023
City and County review and build upon Intermunicipal Development Plan
The Mayor of Red Deer say he's thankful for the City to have established such a collaborative mindset with Red Deer County.Ken Johnston's remarks come as members of each municipality's council recentl...
Jun 09, 2023
Innisfail heliport working well since re-opening last November
The Innisfail heliport has come out of a stressful period in an improved state.A grand re-opening was held for the heliport on Thursday, this after it resumed operations last November.In summer 2020, ...
Jun 09, 2023
Four-foot wide bannock pan at Community Feast speaks to sharing among community
Red Deer's Theresa 'Corky' Larsen Jonasson has visited the mostly Ojibwe-Cree fly-in community of St. Theresa Point First Nation in Manitoba several times since 2006; and if nothing else, there's been...
Jun 08, 2023
Red Deer Emergency Services respond to brush fire near the Pines neighbourhood
The hot, dry and often windy conditions throughout central Alberta as of late are keeping local firefighters busy.Shortly before 7 p.m. on June 7, Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) responded to a bru...
Jun 08, 2023
Sylvan Lake Fire Ban in effect
A Fire Ban is in effect for the Town of Sylvan Lake as of 11:30 a.m. on Thursday June 8, 2023. The Fire Ban includes:Incinerators (for farm and acreage use)Camp stovesSolid fuel barbecues (charcoal br...
Jun 08, 2023
LOCATED: Mary Catherine Copeman
Red Deer RCMP say on August 10, 2023 that they have located 38-year-old Mary Catherine Copeman, who is safe. She was reported missing from Red Deer on June 8, and had last been seen on May 31, accordi...
Jun 08, 2023
Crews respond to residential fire in Penhold Wednesday night
Thankfully no one was hurt following a residential fire in the town of Penhold Wednesday night.At 9:46 p.m. on June 7, Penhold Fire was dispatched to a structure fire in a manufactured home park. Offi...
Jun 08, 2023