Category Archives: Red Deer
May 14-20 is Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
Victims and Survivors of Crime Week runs May 14-20, and this year is once again being observed by the Central Alberta Victim & Witness Support Society (CAVWSS).This year's main goal, she says, is ...
May 10, 2023
Downward trend continues for Red Deer building permit values
This April, building permit values in the city of Red Deer continued to decline year over year.There were 77 approved permits valued at $5.2 million, compared with 85 permits worth $6.5 million in Apr...
May 10, 2023
Lacombe students witness mock incident for Safety and Health Week
In recognition of Safety and Health Week (May 1-6), students from cole Lacombe Upper Elementary School (LUES) and Father Lacombe Catholic School took part in a mock incident earlier this month.The inc...
May 10, 2023
Red Deer woman plans to open free 'Sensory Playground' for children with special needs
As children, many can remember spending hours at the park playground. Today, inclusive playgrounds are taking stride for those with physical disabilities. However, what about for those with intellectu...
May 10, 2023
Funnel cloud advisory issued for Red Deer area
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says conditions will be favourable today (May 10) for the development of funnel clouds."These types of funnel clouds are generated by weak rotation under r...
May 10, 2023
'Heart of Lacombe' wins Community Planning Association of Alberta award
The 'Heart of Lacombe' project has won a Community Planning Association of Alberta community achievement award.The award recognizes, celebrates, and shares the success and hard work of an individual, ...
May 10, 2023
Lindsay Thurber students rep Alberta at Canadian Improv Games
Lindsay Thurber students had a successful time competing at the Canadian Improv Games in Ottawa earlier this spring.Eleven students from Thurber travelled to the capital to go head-to-head with 13 oth...
May 10, 2023
Bear believed moved on from Red Deer's Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary
Red Deer's Kerry Wood Nature Centre, along with Alberta Fish and Wildlife, have deemed that a black bear seen in the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary, has found its bearings and likely moved on.In a Facebook pos...
May 10, 2023
Buffalo Hotel and Club Café to be demolished in coming weeks
Demolition work of the old Buffalo Hotel and Club Caf, which are adjacent to each other in downtown Red Deer, is set to begin later this month.The City announced it had purchased the properties at 502...
May 09, 2023
Threat made at Red Deer school; RCMP determine no danger
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is confirming that there was no danger to anyone at one of its Red Deer schools Tuesday, after a threat was made.St. Martin de Porres School, in West Park, was made ...
May 09, 2023