Category Archives: Red Deer
Canola seeds planted for local charity growing project
The canola seeds have been planted for the Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project (CAFGP), geared towards addressing international food insecurity and assistance."It's really important that those ...
May 20, 2022
Blood donations urgently needed across Canada as summer looms
Did you know that half of Canadians are eligible to donate blood, yet only 1-in-81 actually do?The slow return to pre-pandemic life is hampering the efforts of Canadian Blood Services to procure enoug...
May 20, 2022
About 60 per cent of acres now seeded in central Alberta
Officials with Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development (AFRED) say seeding throughout central Alberta has progressed an additional 36 per cent over the past week and is still unde...
May 20, 2022
Edmonton men charged after police stop drug trafficking network into Maskwacis
Two Edmonton men in their thirties have been charged after RCMP recovered illicit cigarettes and cannabis from six search warrants recently executed in Maskwacis.Investigation began in June 2021 when ...
May 20, 2022
Red Deer Public Schools foundation creates digital version of long-time body image teaching tool
A theatre production about body image and the impact that issue has on students will be presented in a new way for Red Deer students starting next week.Under My Skin is a teaching tool utilized by The...
May 20, 2022
"It's a happy place": The Market at Red Deer returns May long weekend
It wouldn't be May long in Red Deer if the Market wasn't opening.As per tradition, the Market at Red Deer, or more commonly known as "the Red Deer Market" will be opening this Saturday, May 21 from 8 ...
May 20, 2022
Information sought about shooting in Maskwacis area on May 18
RCMP are looking for information from the public about a shooting believed to have taken place on May 18 on the Samson Cree Nation.Police responded around 11 p.m. to the Enclaves, an area of the Samso...
May 19, 2022
Red Deer home sales continue upward trend
Red Deer home sales continued their upward trend last month as the local housing market continues to heat up for the spring and summer season.According to the latest market report from Central Alberta...
May 19, 2022
Woody's RV World Marathon takes place this weekend
Don't forget! The Woody's RV World Marathon is taking place this weekend in Red Deer."The thing I'm probably most looking forward to is having everybody get back to racing. We're an early season run s...
May 19, 2022
Ben House named Lindsay Thurber's 2022 valedictorian
High school has been a grind, but one well worth it, says Ben House, this year's valedictorian at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in Red Deer.House first learned what a valedictorian is when...
May 19, 2022