Category Archives: Red Deer

Students set to return to class at St. Patrick’s Community School
Roughly 550 local elementary school students will return to the classroom this week to kick-off another school year.St. Patrick's Community School offers a year-round schooling program to students in ...
Aug 09, 2022

Red Deer grandfather and grandson hike to summit of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro
"No dream is too big. It's never too late. It's your journey; live it."This was said by 23-year-old Red Deerian Thomas Zimmerman after returning from hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in ...
Aug 08, 2022

Temporary closures of Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be closed unexpectedly today from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be closed over the same timeframe on Tuesday, August 9 due to a gap in physi...
Aug 08, 2022

RDP starts Central Alberta Pride Week with flag raising
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) celebrated the start of Central Alberta Pride Week on Monday with a Pride Flag raising on its main campus in support of the LGBTQ+ community.Taking place from August 7-13, t...
Aug 08, 2022

Show n' Shines evolving and going strong, CAMA show suggests
Show n' shines are alive and well, if the Central Alberta Mopar Association's (CAMA) August Heat show on Saturday is any indication.Close to 100 Chrysler family vehicles were out ahead of noon; the ev...
Aug 06, 2022

Roughly 60 individuals access Counselling Alberta in two months
Roughly 60 individuals across the province have already contacted Counselling Alberta for virtual mental health services in under two months, according to Executive Director Dr. Robbie Babins-Wagner.B...
Aug 06, 2022

Mother of killed Red Deer cyclist pleads for culprit to come forward
Super auntie, avid cyclist, actress and rock climber, passionate Red Deerian, life-changing pediatric physiotherapist...These are words that describe Heather Elizabeth Lawrence, whose life was taken o...
Aug 05, 2022

Olds College to offer new Bachelor of Digital Agriculture Degree
Olds College has announced the approval of a new Bachelor of Digital Agriculture Degree. Offered through the College's Werklund School of Agriculture Technology, college officials say the first intake...
Aug 05, 2022

Alberta's first alpine coaster opens today at Red Deer's Canyon Ski Resort
Alberta's first and only alpine coaster opens today at Red Deer's Canyon Ski Resort.Over 1,300 metres in length, the track even includes a 440 foot vertical drop.The single rail Canyon Coaster uses gr...
Aug 05, 2022

Red Deer region's unemployment rate sees decrease in July
The Red Deer region's unemployment rate saw a significant decrease in July compared to the month before and the same month last year.According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, the Red Dee...
Aug 05, 2022