Category Archives: Red Deer
Traffic disruptions extended at Ross Street and 30 Avenue
Local motorists and pedestrians are advised of traffic disruptions at the intersection of Ross (50) Street at 30 Avenue for paving. The intersection was expected to reopen today (Aug. 24), but City of...
Aug 24, 2022
Trial dates set for local Mountie charged with assault during in custody incident
Trial dates have been set for a Red Deer RCMP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm during an in custody incident two years ago.Cst. Vincent Beaudoin-Turcotte, 29, is scheduled for trial in...
Aug 24, 2022
Dress for Success Central Alberta hires new executive director
Dress for Success Central Alberta has announced a new executive director, a first for the organization which launched locally in 2008.Kristine Bugayong has over 15 years of community development exper...
Aug 24, 2022
Red Deer rally against cuts to retirement care worker hours and layoffs
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) held a rally at the Revera Aspen Ridge retirement home on Tuesday against cuts to staff hours and layoffs.AUPE members and Aspen Ridge staff and reside...
Aug 24, 2022
Fire destroys arbor at downtown Red Deer park
No one was hurt, but a structure in downtown Red Deer was destroyed in an early morning fire on Wednesday.Red Deer Emergency Services members arrived just after 5 a.m. to the Janet McLaren Cook Arbor,...
Aug 24, 2022
Man sentenced in armed robbery incidents
A man accused of multiple armed robberies and other firearms offences in Maskwacis earlier this year has been sentenced to six months (180 days) in jail and given a 10-year firearms prohibition.Wyatt ...
Aug 24, 2022
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in Sylvan Lake stabbing
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for later this year for a man charged in a Sylvan Lake stabbing this summer.Brandon James Ritchie, 28, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 22, 2022,...
Aug 24, 2022
Capstone vision unchanged with Carnival Cinemas looking to relocate
A long-time fixture of Red Deer's former Riverlands, now Capstone, is looking for a new home.Carnival Cinemas opened at what is now Taylor Drive and Alexander Way in 1996, and underwent major renovati...
Aug 24, 2022
Downtown Lacombe building applies for Municipal Historic Resource designation
Lacombe city council passed first reading on Monday to designate the Denike Block building downtown as a Municipal Historic Resource.Hannah Downton, owner of interior design company Downton & Co.,...
Aug 23, 2022
Missing: George John, 58, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating missing 58-year-old male George John.John was last seen at a residence in the Townsite of the Samson Cree Nation August 16 2022. There is no co...
Aug 23, 2022