Category Archives: Red Deer

Collision near Thorsby kills two, including paramedic in ambulance
Editor's note: The headline for a previous version of this story referred to the paramedic as an ambulance driver. This is how RCMP referred to the paramedic in a news release. It did not become appar...
Sep 10, 2022

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools offering social networking safety presentations
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) will be welcoming social networking and online safety expert Paul Davis to Red Deer on Monday to speak with middle school parents and students.On September 1...
Sep 10, 2022

Blackfalds-based Western Métis Logistics to help launch men's mental health program
Two organizations are joining forces to launch a new men's mental health program in central Alberta.GBV Resource Collective, and Blackfalds-based Western Mtis Logistics Inc. (WML) announced earlier th...
Sep 10, 2022

Temporary closure of Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be closed this afternoon - September 9 - as a result of unexpected staffing challenges. Officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) say ...
Sep 09, 2022

Traffic disruptions anticipated near south Red Deer entrance sign
Motorists and pedestrians are advised of traffic disruptions on the south access ramp into Red Deer from the QE2 as crews set up to complete warranty work on the Red Deer Entrance Sign between Monday,...
Sep 09, 2022

About 40 per cent of local crops now in the bin
Showers over the weekend slowed harvest operations throughout central Alberta, but high temperatures dried up the fields quickly and harvest resumed, and advanced progress by 20 per cent. That accordi...
Sep 09, 2022

First responders to reflect on colleagues lost and sick, as well as 9/11, this Sunday
Led by the Red Deer Emergency Services Honour Guard, first responders will partake in a ceremony this Sunday at City Hall Park to remember those who've paid the ultimate sacrifice and those living wit...
Sep 09, 2022

City of Red Deer Bob Stollings Award winner announced
The City of Red Deer has announced that Parks and Public Works Manager Greg Sikora is the 2022 recipient of the Bob Stollings Memorial Award. The Bob Stollings Memorial Award is given out each year to...
Sep 09, 2022

There's still time to register for this Sunday's Harvest Run
It's not too late to register for the 30th anniversary of the Harvest Run in Red Deer this Sunday.Since 1991, the run had been held religiously on the second Sunday of September, near harvesting seaso...
Sep 09, 2022

Banishing stigma the goal of Red Deer Recovery Day
Krista Black is now 15 years free of the addiction she struggled with for 13 years, something that began in her early teens.This Saturday, Black has organized the 10th annual Red Deer Recovery Day, an...
Sep 09, 2022