Category Archives: Red Deer
Lacombe Regional Emergency Management Partnership plans full-scale exercise October 26
The Lacombe Regional Emergency Management Partnership (LREMP) is conducting a full-scale emergency management exercise on October 26, 2022. Officials say the exercise will test local and regional emer...
Oct 19, 2022
Cattle are MOO-ving to Westerner Park on Thursday for their annual Dairy Showcase
Cattle will be MOO-ving into Westerner Park on Thursday for the annual Westerner Dairy Showcase.From October 20-22, exhibitors from across the Western provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatche...
Oct 19, 2022
Construction begins on central Alberta solar projects
Construction is now underway on a pair of major solar projects in central Alberta.On Oct. 18, 2022, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation (TSX: CSE.PR.A) ("Capstone") marked the start of solar panel ins...
Oct 19, 2022
Towns of Penhold and Sundre win provincial Excellence Awards for initiatives
Two central Alberta towns have been awarded the 2022 Provincial Minister's Awards for Municipal and Public Library Excellence.This year marks the first year the Minister's Awards for Municipal Excelle...
Oct 19, 2022
More record breaking temperatures for parts of central Alberta on Tuesday
Some late season heat continued throughout many parts of the province on Tuesday, including some record-breaking temperatures for a handful of communities in central Alberta. According to Environment ...
Oct 19, 2022
Public Safety Compliance Team resumes unannounced audits of Red Deer businesses
In partnership with Red Deer RCMP, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Alberta Health Services, and the City of Red Deer's Inspections & Licensing department, Red Deer Emergency Servic...
Oct 18, 2022
Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years
The local non-profit organization A Better World (ABW) will be heading to Africa this Thursday for their first team trip in almost three years.Based out of Lacombe, the international development organ...
Oct 18, 2022
Daily maximum temperature records unofficially broken in parts of central Alberta
A number of communities across the province including some in central Alberta, either set or tied daily maximum temperature records on Monday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Br...
Oct 18, 2022
First phase of Red Deer Regional Airport expansion almost complete; welcoming chartered planes
Phase one of the Red Deer Regional Airport's expansion project is almost finished, now welcoming chartered planes, but with a new expected completion date of spring 2023.The three phased expansion pro...
Oct 18, 2022
Sylvan Lake care centre closed this morning
the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) is closed from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, October 18 due to a gap in physician coverage. AHS informed media of this at 9:53 a.m. Tuesday morni...
Oct 18, 2022