Category Archives: Red Deer
Lacombe residents to see 5% tax hike, plus paving tax
Lacombe city council has approved its 2023 capital and operating budgets, as well as the 2023-32 capital plan.The capital budget comes in $10.35 million for 32 projects.The funding will be distributed...
Nov 17, 2022
Red Deer drug court changing lives one ounce of humanity at a time
One year has passed since drug treatment court was launched in Red Deer.A celebration was held this week to recognize those in the program who've seen their life paths altered for seemingly good.Inaug...
Nov 17, 2022
Lacombe's Denike Block officially designated as Municipal Historic Resource
Lacombe city council has passed a bylaw, which officially designates the building known as the Denike Block (5012 50 Avenue) as a Municipal Historic Resource under the Province of Alberta Historical R...
Nov 17, 2022
Innisfail Legion unveils new mural project
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 104 Innisfail members and invited guests were the first to learn of a new mural project launched by the Innisfail Legion during the branch's annual Remembrance Day gatheri...
Nov 16, 2022
Big things to come as Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery celebrates 50 years
Half a century of history. That's the legacy of the award-winning Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG), which started out in 1972 as the Red Deer & District Museum Society. On Tuesday night, museum...
Nov 16, 2022
Preliminary hearings scheduled for pair charged in alleged kidnapping with firearm incident
Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for next year for two of three people charged in an alleged kidnapping with a firearm incident in central Alberta this summer.Alexandra Louise Rain, 24, from t...
Nov 16, 2022
Average Red Deer rental rates in October higher than last year
Despite a small drop in the average rent for a one bedroom unit in Red Deer last month, average rents for both one and two bedrooms units are still higher when compared to last year.According to the l...
Nov 16, 2022
No plans to hike minimum wage, says gov't, as Red Deer's living wage rises 14%
The living wage in Red Deer is now $19.65 per hour, according to new numbers from the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN).A living wage is defined as the hourly wage a worker needs to earn to cover the...
Nov 16, 2022
Innisfail and Didsbury RCMP advising of poor driving conditions
Innisfail RCMP Traffic Services Unit is advising motorists of deteriorating road conditions caused by snow and wind on the QE II Highway from Bowden to Highway 582. RCMP are recommending against trave...
Nov 16, 2022
Red Deer Lights the Nights brings four weeks of festive fun
The City of Red Deer and Downtown Business Association (DBA) have planned four weeks of holiday themed activities downtown and throughout the city. Officials say the fun starts today with the lights a...
Nov 15, 2022