Category Archives: Red Deer
Central Alberta mayors walk to spread awareness on falls prevention
Central Alberta mayors walked in unison on Tuesday to bring awareness to Falls Prevention Month this November.After missing two years due to the pandemic, the Central Alberta Falls Prevention Coalitio...
Oct 26, 2022
Man from Jarvis Bay facing drugs & weapons charges
A 28-year-old man from central Alberta is facing 14 charges following his arrest in connection to an investigation this September in Sylvan Lake.RCMP say it was last month when they conducted a joint ...
Oct 26, 2022
Councillor Shepherd takes on second term as Lacombe County reeve
Lacombe County council swore in Reeve Barb Shepherd for a second term this week.Shepherd is also the councillor for Division 3, which primarily includes areas to the north and east of Blackfalds."It h...
Oct 26, 2022
Third Annual Big Future Innovation Grant offered for small businesses
Alberta Central, the central banking facility, service bureau and trade association for Alberta's credit unions, has announced the launch of the third Big Future Innovation Grant, offered in partnersh...
Oct 26, 2022
Red Deer Chamber survey results echo frustrations with labour shortage
A recent Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce survey reveals the majority of local businesses are currently experiencing a moderate to significant labour shortage.On September 29th, the Red Dee...
Oct 26, 2022
Innisfail RCMP investigate stolen vehicle
Mounties in Innisfail are asking for central Albertans to be on the lookout for a stolen vehicle.In the early hours of Oct. 26, 2022, police say an unattended running vehicle was stolen in the Town of...
Oct 26, 2022
Lacombe city council receives draft Capital and Operating Budgets
Lacombe city council has received a draft of the 2023 Capital Budget, which includes 32 projects at the anticipated cost of $10.35 million. If approved, City officials say the budget funding sources i...
Oct 26, 2022
Lacombe city council receives proposed 2023-2032 Capital Plan
Lacombe city council has received a draft of the 10-year Capital Plan, which outlines council's future capital priorities. According to City officials, the estimated capital expenditures represented i...
Oct 26, 2022
Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr won't seek re-election in spring 2023
Out of a cabinet spot, Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr is headed towards retirement from provincial politics.Orr says he had made the decision around the time of the last election that this would be his la...
Oct 25, 2022
Snow storage, fire training facilities planned near Chiles Industrial Park
The future of the land north of Red Deer's Chiles Industrial Park may include a snow storage and emergency services training facility.City council approved first reading at Monday's meeting for the ad...
Oct 25, 2022