Category Archives: Red Deer
"Let’s Celebrate Small Business Week," says Ponoka Mayor
As we celebrate Small Business Week, we want to thank all of the businesses in Ponoka for helping make our community both strong and vibrant.This year, the Town of Ponoka has issued 538 business licen...
Oct 17, 2022
Rebels & Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre team up
The Red Deer Rebels, supported by NOVA Chemicals, will be championing the efforts of the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) this week, in raising awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month ...
Oct 17, 2022
Innisfail RCMP lay charges relating to local school break and enter
A central Alberta youth is facing charges after a break-in at Innisfail Middle School this week.On Oct. 17, 2022, Innisfail RCMP responded to an alarm at the Innisfail Middle School. On Arrival, RCMP ...
Oct 17, 2022
Red Deer home sales lower in September
Local home sales were lower in September when compared to the month before and the same month last year.According to the latest stats from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 127 u...
Oct 17, 2022
Unauthorized skin lightening products removed from sale in Red Deer
Health Canada has removed two unauthorized skin lightening products from being sold in Red Deer due to their potential to pose serious health risks.Officials state the products were tested by Health C...
Oct 17, 2022
Red Deer Regional Health Foundation receives $250,000 donation
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation (RDRHF) has recently received support from the Arnie J. Charbonneau Foundation in the form of a $250,000 donation.The RDRHF raises and disburses funds for progr...
Oct 17, 2022
Alberta's influenza immunization campaign begins Monday
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced that the province's influenza immunization campaign begins on Monday, offering a free vaccine to all Albertans six months of age and older. Officials confir...
Oct 17, 2022
Tansi: International Gathering breathes new life into Indigenous languages
To speak a language is to have it be heard.Like so many other Indigenous languages, Cree, or Nehiyawak, and the knowledge of it was stripped from so many.Meaning 'Hello, how are you?,' "Tansi," said J...
Oct 15, 2022
RCMP say missing Penhold man found, no firearms involved
In an update issued Saturday afternoon, RCMP say this about a man missing from Penhold: "Innisfail RCMP have located Calvin Foster safe and he was unarmed. Innisfail RCMP's investigation determined th...
Oct 15, 2022
Central Alberta man a victim of Vegas stabbings
PONOKA, Alta. -- The wife of a Ponoka man who was fatally stabbed in a random attack on the Las Vegas Strip last week is remembering him as a kid at heart. Brent Hallett, 46, had been travelling the w...
Oct 15, 2022