Category Archives: Red Deer
City opens new emergency services training centre
The new Ed Howell Emergency Services Training Tower is now open in north Red Deer.The City of Red Deer held a ribbon-cutting at the facility (4343 - 78 Street Crescent) Saturday morning.According to T...
May 28, 2022
RDP prof earns innovation award for 'zombie apocalypse' course modification
Dr. Roger Davis, Head of English at Red Deer Polytechnic, is the brains behind a new 'zombie apocalypse' experience for students taking English 220.An instructor at RDP since 2011, Davis's outside the...
May 28, 2022
Central Alberta Family Expo celebrating 10th birthday this Saturday
The Central Alberta Family Expo will be celebrating its 10th birthday in Red Deer on Saturday, May 28. "Instead of an anniversary, we're calling it a birthday party because we're the family group," sa...
May 27, 2022
Red Deer RCMP investigating suspicious person on school property
Red Deer RCMP are investigating after receiving a report of a suspicious person on school property this week.RCMP received a report of a suspicious male who had allegedly approached children on school...
May 27, 2022
First high school in Blackfalds to be named "Iron Ridge Secondary Campus"
"Iron Ridge Secondary Campus" has been chosen as the name for the first ever high school in Blackfalds, announced at its groundbreaking event on Friday. The sun broke out on May 27 at the new location...
May 27, 2022
City to launch Period Promise pilot
By mid-June, free menstrual products will be available in three City of Red Deer facilities as part of a Period Promise pilot project, in partnership with United Way Central Alberta.City officials say...
May 27, 2022
Recent moisture helpful for local crops
Moisture received throughout central Alberta over the past week has been deemed helpful in maintaining soil moisture and germinating seeds. That according to the latest Crop Report from Agriculture Fi...
May 27, 2022
Community invited to new fire training centre opening, free barbeque
Red Deer residents and visitors are invited to join Red Deer Emergency Services for the official opening of the new Ed Howell Emergency Services Training Centre this Saturday. The family-friendly cele...
May 27, 2022
Dr. Walter Reynolds, who had a passion for community, to be memorialized with annual run
The life and memory of the late Dr. Walter Reynolds, who was the victim of a killing in summer 2020 inside his Red Deer clinic, will be honoured on Sept. 18. That day, friends, family, and many more c...
May 27, 2022
Book tells love story of local author's parents in war-torn Europe during WWII period
A Red Deer author hopes his recently published book will spread a message of hope, despite dealing with a very difficult part of history.Bill Franz's book, entitled Mutti and Papa: A Love Story, deals...
May 27, 2022