Category Archives: Red Deer
Tourism Red Deer has sights set on being top major event destination
Big... really big things, perhaps, are on the horizon for tourism and events in Red Deer and central Alberta.Tourism Red Deer, celebrating its 35th anniversary, held an open house this week, speaking ...
Mar 31, 2023
Alberta Food & Beverage Expo comes to Red Deer this weekend with big surprise
The Alberta Food and Beverage Expo is back in Red Deer this weekend, with a big surprise for guests. On Saturday, April 1, from 4-10 p.m., local and Alberta-based restaurants and beverage companies wi...
Mar 31, 2023
Canadian Blood Services says Red Deer donors needed before the holiday long weekend
The Canadian Blood Services says that donors are highly needed in Red Deer to ensure patients have the blood they need this holiday long weekend.They say there are more than 7,000 open appointments ac...
Mar 30, 2023
Library Giving Day campaign returns to support the Red Deer Public Library
The Red Deer Public Library is raising funds through their Library Giving Day campaign to encourage local library lovers to make a gift to their local library. The one-day campaign will take place on ...
Mar 30, 2023
Open House held in Sylvan Lake on Wednesday for twinning Highway 11 project
Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (ATEC) are hosting an open house in the Town of Sylvan Lake regarding the twinning of Highway 11 project.Town officials are inviting those interested to t...
Mar 30, 2023
TSB completes look into fatal plane crash east of Red Deer
The Transportation Safety Board has released its investigation into a fatal plane crash last September an hour east of Red Deer.The board says a single-person crop duster plane nosedived into a rural ...
Mar 30, 2023
UPDATE: RCMP not able to substantiate presence of gun near Sylvan Lake school
Further updates to this story after April 6, 2023 are not anticipated... UPDATE 2: April 6, 2023 RCMP now say they did not have enough information to substantiate the presence of a firearm in an incid...
Mar 30, 2023
Three charged in Red Deer drug trafficking investigation
Three people have been charged following a drug trafficking investigation in Red Deer this month.Red Deer RCMP say it was March 22 when they executed a search warrant on a vehicle in the city, and the...
Mar 30, 2023
Red Deer MPC rejects application to put event centre where to-be-demolished bars are
Despite City administration recommending approval, Red Deer's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has shot down a plan for a new event centre to be built in the south end.The 3,028 square metre buildi...
Mar 30, 2023
Members of cabinet host town hall in Red Deer this Thursday regarding Public Safety
Red Deerians are being invited to a town hall with members of cabinet this Thursday regarding the topic of public safety. The in-person town hall will take place on March 30 from 5 - 6 p.m. at the Alb...
Mar 29, 2023