Category Archives: Red Deer
Search & rescue exercise comes to central Alberta skies
The Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) Red Deer Zone, will be hosting the Western Canada Search and Rescue exercise out of the Red Deer Regional Airport this weekend.From August 19-21, f...
Aug 18, 2022
Red Deer man fined and given three-year firearms prohibition for online threats
A Red Deer man accused of online threats this spring has been fined $1000 and given a three-year firearms prohibition.Jordan Redmond, 25, was sentenced in Red Deer provincial court on July 14, 2022. H...
Aug 18, 2022
Red Deer man who posed as lawyer sentenced to one year in fraud case
A Red Deer man accused of defrauding several people out of thousands of dollars while posing as a lawyer was sentenced last month to one year in jail and ordered to pay $5,000 restitution.Chance Aaron...
Aug 18, 2022
Capstone Night Market set to run second market Friday, August 19
Capstone Night Market is gearing up to run its second night market this Friday at Canada 150 Square. The market is set to run from 5-10 p.m. on the evening of Friday, August 19, 2022, overlooking the ...
Aug 17, 2022
Red Deer to receive additional $2.24 million from feds to reduce homelessness
As part of a federal funding initiative, Red Deer will be receiving an additional $2.24 million over the next two years to address the rise in homelessness, according to Housing & Homelessness Sup...
Aug 17, 2022
Instructor celebrates 50 years at Red Deer Polytechnic
Officials at Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) say the institution has gone through a lot of changes over the past 50 years, but a constant during this span has been one dedicated Visual Art instructor. "Sin...
Aug 17, 2022
New census data punctuates need to revitalize Indigenous languages
New 2021 Census data, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, shows a slight decline in the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language.From 2016 to 2021, the overall number dropped from 25...
Aug 17, 2022
Red Deer one of four cities getting new passport services
Red Deer is part of a federal announcement Wednesday that will see new passport service locations added in four Canadian cities. Government officials say this will address a backlog in processing appl...
Aug 17, 2022 City of Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston (left) with Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault at Service Canada's downtown Red Deer office on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Fines of $250 for excessive vehicle noise underway in Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP and Community Peace Officers (CPO) will now be tackling excessive vehicle noise, with fines beginning at $250, the City announced on Tuesday. Approved in May 2022, the Community Standard...
Aug 17, 2022
Permanent shelter site locations narrowed down to eight
Red Deer city council now has eight potential permanent shelter sites on the table after an in-camera session at Monday's meeting.On July 18, council entered Phase 3 of its Integrated Shelter Site Sel...
Aug 17, 2022