Category Archives: Red Deer
Second site proposed for future permanent shelter in Red Deer
A new future shelter site is being recommended to the Province of Alberta, Red Deer city council announced at their Tuesday meeting.The City stated on October 11 that they are still unable to share th...
Oct 12, 2022
City council approves $50,000 Canadian Finals Rodeo sponsorship
Red Deer city council approved a $50,000 sponsorship for the 2022 Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) at Tuesday's meeting. On October 11, council approved that the City of Red Deer will be the Co-Presenting ...
Oct 11, 2022
Local immigration professionals launch proactive approach to attracting foreign labour
Two Red Deer-based immigration professionals are said to be addressing the difficulty many businesses across Alberta are having finding qualified and experienced employees.Martine Varekamp-Bos, Regula...
Oct 11, 2022
Chamber announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors
The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has announced the re-election of Matt Cassidy, from Beyond Insurance, to his second term as Chamber president. The re-elecyion took place on Wednesday, ...
Oct 11, 2022
The Market at Red Deer closes book on 52nd year
Another year -- the 52nd, to be precise -- is in the books for The 'Original' Market at Red Deer.The Moffatt family, comprised of kids Patrick and Fiona, and father Dennis, have continued to keep the ...
Oct 08, 2022
RCMP implore safe driving this long weekend
Now's a good a long weekend as any to practice safe driving, with Alberta RCMP conducting Operation Safe Impact 2022.According to police, there were five fatalities and 74 injuries as a result of 53 M...
Oct 07, 2022
Red Deer mayor and local MLAs hopeful with Smith as new Alberta premier
Local reaction to Danielle Smith's victory as new leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta, is largely hopeful.Red Deer-North MLA and Minister of Education, Adriana LaGrange, says she was ha...
Oct 07, 2022
Red Deer Polytechnic hosts side-by-side burn of mock dorm rooms
The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) parking lot was on fire this Friday, literally.The institution hosted a controlled side-by-side burn of two replica dorm rooms in conjunction with Red Deer Emergency Ser...
Oct 07, 2022
Alberta Crop Report: Harvest well ahead of 5 and 10-year averages
According to the latest crop report for Oct. 4, released Oct. 7, favourable harvest weather conditions continued over the past week, advancing progress by nine per cent for major crops from a week ago...
Oct 07, 2022
Investigation continues into serious injury during arrest by Maskwacis RCMP
On Sept. 13, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a serious injury sustained by an individual while being arrested by the Maskwacis RCMP on Sept. 10.At approx...
Oct 07, 2022