Category Archives: Red Deer

Live community update on shelter site selection process this Friday
Red Deer city council will be hosting a live community update to share information on the permanent shelter location. On February 3 at 9:10 a.m., Mayor Ken Johnston and members of council will be prov...
Feb 02, 2023

Pro-Russia and 5G vaccines? Timothy Caulfield speaks at RDP about misinformation during pandemic
They call it the "infodemic": the rapid spread of misinformation.According to Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and Professor of law at the University of Alberta, among...
Feb 02, 2023

United Way Central Alberta releases new Community Impact Strategy
United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) says they are pleased to announce the completion of a new Community Impact Strategy. Officials say after several months of community conversations and deliberations i...
Feb 02, 2023

ALERT makes major meth and fentanyl bust in Red Deer and Lloydminster
Red Deer and Lloydminster are the two focal points of a major methamphetamine and fentanyl seizure, according to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). Known as Project Radar, the bust has re...
Jan 31, 2023

RDP hosting annual Indigenous Perspectives Conference
Red Deer Polytechnic is once again set to host the Indigenous Perspectives Conference, Feb. 9-10, 2023.The conference is planned by student volunteers and provides all attendees with immersive academi...
Jan 31, 2023

Private operators to also be included in Alberta child care expansion
EDMONTON, AB - The Governments of Canada and Alberta have provided updates on a plan that will create tens of thousands of new child care spaces in the province.Work is ongoing on the Alberta-Canada W...
Jan 31, 2023

Ten more central Albertans honoured with QEII Platinum Jubilee Medals
Ten central Albertans received a QEII Platinum Jubilee Medal over the weekend.There are a total of 7,000 such medals to be given to Albertans in celebration of the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth II's re...
Jan 31, 2023

Canada invests in active transportation in Penhold
Active transportation in the town of Penhold is getting a major financial boost.On Tuesday, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance and Member of Parli...
Jan 31, 2023

Upcoming February photo radar locations
Red Deer RCMP and the City of Red Deer have released their photo radar locations planned for February.Officials say Automated Traffic Enforcement will be operating in areas where there has been an ide...
Jan 31, 2023

Virtual and local events happening for Eating Disorders Awareness Week
The Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta (EDSNA) is again hosting events this February for Eating Disorder Awareness Week (Feb. 1-7).According to the EDSNA, eating disorders affect approximately...
Jan 31, 2023