Category Archives: Red Deer
Sylvan Lake RCMP respond often over recent long weekend
Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to 92 calls for service over the recent long weekend.The increase in calls from June 30 to July 3, the detachment says, is largely thanks to an increase in the local populat...
Jul 06, 2022
Relief coming as Alberta natural gas rates spike due to war
Global conflict is causing natural gas rates to increase, according to Direct Energy Regulated Services. The supplier, whose rates apply to customers who haven't chosen a competitive supplier within t...
Jul 06, 2022
Red Deer Dream Centre looking to attract donors as doors open to staff soon
A recent donation is shining a spotlight on what the Red Deer Dream Centre needs to finally open its doors.Officials with the Dream Centre -- a 40-bed addiction recovery facility -- have had to push b...
Jul 05, 2022
Red Deer ratifies union agreement for electrical workers
Red Deer city council accepted and ratified on Monday a new collective agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 254.The City says the union represents 45 inside ...
Jul 05, 2022
New Year's Day fire at Bowden Hotel deemed suspicious
A Fire Investigator's report has recently deemed a fire at an abandoned hotel in Bowden on New Year's Day as suspicious. Olds RCMP say they are still investigating the fire which occurred at the Bowde...
Jul 05, 2022
Diversion of general surgeries from Red Deer Regional over
The surgical diversion at Red Deer Regional Hospital has finally ended.Diversions of general surgeries, which means procedures such as appendectomies, bowel resections, laparotomies and gallbladder re...
Jul 05, 2022
Red Deer city council approves criteria for 'Shelter Site Evaluation Matrix'
Red Deer city council approved a site criteria evaluation matrix for a future permanent shelter at Monday's meeting. The City says the matrix will help guide the site selection process for the future ...
Jul 05, 2022
Fatal house fire in Red Deer under investigation
One person has died in a Red Deer house fire.Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) Deputy Chief Chris Kearns says a call about the fire came in at 10:45 the night of Sunday, July 3.The fire was located a...
Jul 05, 2022
Sundre man charged with first-degree murder
A 27-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a man was found dead at a McDonald's in central Alberta early on July 4.RCMP say 19-year-old Josh Burns was found shortly after midnig...
Jul 05, 2022
Conditions favourable for funnel clouds around Red Deer
Environment Canada has issued a special weather advisory for parts of central Alberta from Red Deer to Drayton Valley.The weather authority says conditions are favourable for the development of funnel...
Jul 05, 2022