Category Archives: Red Deer
CP Holiday Train to roll through central Alberta this year
The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will return to the rails of central Alberta this season on its first cross-continent tour in three years, following virtual concerts in the pandemic years of 20...
Oct 14, 2022
Innisfail RCMP say 100 gravestones knocked over
Innisfail RCMP are asking for someone to come forward with information about vandalism at a local cemetery.On Oct. 13, RCMP received a complaint that about 100 gravestones had been knocked over at the...
Oct 13, 2022
Temporary road closure on 58 Avenue between 53 Street and Highway 2A
There is a temporary road closure in Ponoka starting October 13 on 58 Avenue between 53 Street and Highway 2A as crews conduct routine underground sewer line maintenance. Town officials say the tempor...
Oct 13, 2022
RDP student takes talent to WorldSkills competition
An apprentice at Red Deer Polytechnic is taking his remarkable welding ability to the global stage.The WorldSkills Competition in Cleveland, Ohio takes place Oct. 17-20, and Dayton Playford will be th...
Oct 13, 2022
Local sea cadet tests her sailing skills
A Red Deer youth was among those able to take part in a prestigious sailing event earlier this month.Petty Officer First Class Hannah Bennett of 126 Red Deer, Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps, sailed on...
Oct 13, 2022
Stettler man sentenced to four years in local manslaughter death
A four-year jail term has been handed to a Stettler man charged in the death of a man found deceased in the community last spring.Byron Ervin Dinsmore, 23, was convicted on one count of manslaughter w...
Oct 13, 2022
A look at school enrolment around central Alberta
School enrolment numbers are in from around central Alberta.For the most part, student enrolment is up."The increase in enrolment in Red Deer Public is welcomed news," said Red Deer Public Schools Sup...
Oct 13, 2022
Red Deer building permit values continue to rise in September
Officials with the City of Red Deer say building permit values continued to increase in September, with 112 approved permits valued at $9 million, compared with 77 permits issued in September 2021 wor...
Oct 13, 2022
Olds College partners with SaskTel on Craik smart farm
Olds College is partnering with SaskTel on its Saskatchewan Smart Farm, located near the town of Craik, SK.The two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which Olds College explains w...
Oct 13, 2022
Phase 3 begins for Wolf Creek boundary and grade configuration review
Phase 3 of a review into boundaries and grade configuration for Wolf Creek Public Schools has begun.The division's board of trustees is closely examining feedback from teachers and staff, parents and ...
Oct 13, 2022