Category Archives: Red Deer
Blackfalds opposed to proposed provincial electoral boundary changes
Blackfalds town council isn't so sure about wanting to see the municipality's lumped into a much larger provincial constituency, as proposed by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission.Albertans, m...
Dec 11, 2025
Downtown Business Association aiming to wind down operations
The Downtown Business Association says they will cease operations by the end of 2025 because the board of directors determined they are no longer able to operate sustainably under the current financia...
Dec 10, 2025
Red Deer Catholic posts $2.7M surplus but warns of rising costs
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) says it has ended the 2024-25 fiscal year in a strong financial position, posting a $2.7-million surplus on its $120 million budget.Trustees approved the aud...
Dec 10, 2025
Crews respond to large trailer fire on QEII south of Red Deer Wednesday
Red Deer County Fire Department members responded to what they thought was going to be a small fire Wednesday morning.Crews were dispatched just prior to 8 a.m. to the northbound lanes of the QEII Hig...
Dec 10, 2025
Innisfail council approves 2026 budget with no increase to mill rate
Innisfail town council has approved an operating budget for next year with no increase to the community's mill rate at this time.The approval was made on Monday, Dec, 8, 2025, with council approving a...
Dec 10, 2025
Sunnybrook Farm Museum thrilled by city's ongoing financial support
Red Deer city council unanimously approved ongoing annual funding for the Sunnybrook Farm Museum during budget deliberations on Tuesday.The community staple had previously received $30,000 in funding ...
Dec 10, 2025
Sentencing date set in central Alberta homicide
A sentencing date has been set for a central Alberta man accused of second-degree murder in a fatal assault on the Louis Bull First Nation two years ago. Eroll Clay Rabbit, 60, a resident of Maskwacis...
Dec 10, 2025
Sylvan Lake council to vote on exploring city status
The Town of Sylvan Lake could potentially explore the possibility of becoming a city.At Tuesday's regular council meeting, a notice of motion was brought forward by councillor Tim Mearns for council t...
Dec 10, 2025
Annual 'Spruce Up the Holidays' event at Pine Lake goes this Saturday
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is hosting its annual 'Spruce Up the Holidays' event this Saturday, Dec. 13.People from around central Alberta are invited to come harvest a Christmas tree for no cost...
Dec 10, 2025
Red Deer city council approves 3.97 per cent tax rate increase
Red Deer property owners can expect to pay a little bit more in 2026. On day two of budget deliberations on Tuesday, Red Deer city council unanimously approved the operating budget totalling $482.6 mi...
Dec 09, 2025