Category Archives: Red Deer
Construction on schedule for Blackfalds high school
The construction of Iron Ridge Secondary Campus in Blackfalds is on schedule, with the school set to open in September 2024.The school broke ground in May 2022, and will be the town's first high schoo...
Apr 29, 2023
Smile Cookies return (early) to help local causes
Smile Cookies... they're back, now earlier in the year than ever.Normally a September fixture, Tim Horton's is brining them back from May 1-7, and once again, 100 per cent of proceeds from each cookie...
Apr 29, 2023
Red Deer Symphony Orchestra's concert this Saturday takes audience on visit through history
The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra's (RDSO) "Baroque Delights" concert will bring the audience on a melodic walk through history.The RDSO's fifth concert of the season on April 29 at the Red Deer Polytec...
Apr 28, 2023
Day of Mourning: Red Deerian shares journey of vision loss from workplace injury
Mourning does not only pertain to those who have passed but also for the loss of a life once always known. Barry Weatherall shared his journey to Red Deerians on Friday of when he lost his eyesight ne...
Apr 28, 2023
Discovery of meth leads to arrest of pair in Didsbury hotel room
Didsbury RCMP have charged two people, including one from Red Deer, following two investigations which spanned the night between April 22 and 23.RCMP say it was about 9:40 p.m on the 22nd when members...
Apr 28, 2023
Horse Expo Canada's second visit to Red Deer begins Friday
The Horse Expo begins this Friday for its second visit in Red Deer and there truly is, something for everyone. From April 28-30, the largest equine trade show in Western Canada will host a variety of ...
Apr 27, 2023 Horse Expo Canada 2022 (Krystina Lynn Photography)
Penhold council notes
Municipal tax rates in the Town of Penhold will be going down in 2023 when compared to last year.According to Town officials, Bylaw 815/2023 being the Tax Rate & Minimum Tax Bylaw, received second...
Apr 27, 2023
Tickets selling out fast for the Lending Cupboard's 12th annual Ladies Luncheon
"Resilient like diamonds" is the theme for the 12th annual ladies luncheon by The Lending Cupboard (TLC).Newly held at Red Deer Polytechnic's (RDP) Cenovus Energy Learning Common, the event will take ...
Apr 27, 2023
Sentencing date set for man charged in officer involved shooting in Ponoka
Sentencing has now been scheduled for a man charged in an officer involved shooting in Ponoka last year.West Thomas Aldridge, 40, of Ponoka, is scheduled for sentencing in Ponoka Court of Justice on A...
Apr 27, 2023
Eight-year project in Red Deer County shows slow but positive results in riparian areas
Following an eight-year project with Red Deer County and Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS), results confirmed that farmers can have a slow but significant beneficial impact to the environment's rip...
Apr 27, 2023