Category Archives: Red Deer

Central Alberta communities among those with new provincial flood mapping
Red Deer County is among several Alberta municipalities that have recently seen the province complete flood mapping in its jurisdiction. According to the province, nearly 300 kilometres of flood mappi...
Nov 26, 2025

Town of Ponoka invites citizen input on new Ponoka Adaptation and Sustainability Action Plan
Ponoka residents are invited to share their input and ideas as the town prepares to create a new Adaptation and Sustainability Action Plan. Officials say the Ponoka Adaptation and Sustainability Actio...
Nov 26, 2025

The Nutcracker Ballet returns to RDP
The Nutcracker Ballet is set to return to Red Deer Polytechnic in December. Those hoping to catch a show during the holiday season will get the opportunity with five different performances available a...
Nov 26, 2025

Red Deer Chamber, Alberta Small Brewers Association react to new interprovincial free trade agreement
A new interprovincial free trade agreement is being lauded by the Red Deer District Chamber, but it and others agree more work is needed to get it right.Announced earlier this month, the trade deal is...
Nov 26, 2025

Blackfalds man arrested in Ponoka following traffic stop
The Lacombe Police Service have arrested a Blackfalds man following a traffic stop on Monday.On November 24, police say they pulled over a Chevrolet Malibu after observing it travelling with a mismatc...
Nov 25, 2025

Red Deer arts & culture groups dissatisfied with grant funding
A slew of Red Deer arts and culture-related non-profits are none too pleased after learning they aren't getting the funding they'd hoped for from a municipal grant.The grant in question is the City of...
Nov 25, 2025

Recall petition against him "will fail," predicts Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan is officially on the hot seat. Stephan, a United Conservative backbencher and two-term MLA who also serves as parliamentary secretary for Constitutional Affairs, is th...
Nov 25, 2025

City's Toys for Tickets program continues until Dec. 5
Red Deerians still have time to donate to the city's Toys for Tickets program. The campaign, which runs until Dec. 5, allows residents with parking tickets to donate a new toy of equal or greater valu...
Nov 25, 2025

Red Deer city council to consider budget options for 2026 emergency services review
Red Deer city council says they will consider its budget options for an already planned 2026 emergency services operational review during the upcoming budget week. This comes after an update on emerge...
Nov 25, 2025

City council recap – November 24
The following decisions were made at today's Regular City Council meeting:CONSENT AGENDA:Council Schedule Update: December 16 Council Meeting Time ChangeCity council approved a change to the start tim...
Nov 25, 2025