Category Archives: Red Deer
Large fire destroys business just east of Lacombe
UPDATE - May 6, 10 a.m. A large fire destroyed a business east of Lacombe Thursday night. Dennis Cole, fire chief with Lacombe Fire Department, says crews were dispatched just before 3:30 to The Compl...
May 05, 2022
Temporary change in hours for Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will operate on temporarily reduced hours on Friday, May 6, due to an unexpected gap in physician coverage as a result of illness. Officials w...
May 05, 2022
Redevelopment of Ponoka's 51 Avenue to begin mid-May
Work is set to begin on the redevelopment of Ponoka's 51 Avenue.Weather-permitting, it will start mid-May.The improvements planned for 51 Avenue (between 50 Street and 51 Street) will replace aging in...
May 05, 2022
Wolf Creek Public Schools and Blackfalds affirm partnership on shared advocacy
Wolf Creek Public Schools' (WCPS) and the Town of Blackfalds are reaffirming their commitment to shared advocacy initiatives. Meeting in April, the WCPS's Board of Trustees and the town council discus...
May 05, 2022
Red Dress Day event about building hope, says one community grandmother
A red hand painted on her face.A red skirt in memoriam.Hope in her heart.Her feet pounding the pavement with others'.Donna Bishop, a mentor and kokum -- or grandmother -- at the Red Deer Native Friend...
May 05, 2022
New playground equipment and streetlights for Red Deer County
Red Deer County council has approved improvements and funding requests for a school playground and solar street lighting this week.The Popular Ridge Elementary School Joint Parent Council and Parent-T...
May 05, 2022
Shalom Counselling hosting dog fashion show for mental health
Shalom Counselling Centre is hosting a new fundraiser this year in hopes of raising mental health awareness.The event is called Dogs on the Catwalk, and it is happening June 4 at the Bower Ponds Stage...
May 05, 2022
Empathy key as CMHA marks 71st Mental Health Week
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is marking Mental Health Week May 2-8, and this year the theme is empathy.According to Merriam-Webster, empathy means: the action of understanding, being ...
May 05, 2022
New acting assistant principal appointed for École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School
Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) has announced the appointment of Mr. Riley Quance as acting assistant principal at cole Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School (SLCHS). "Riley will be a great additi...
May 05, 2022
COVID rate dropping as Alberta likely moves past peak of BA.2 wave, but province adds 69 deaths
Beginning the week of March 23, Alberta Health is only sharing new COVID-19 data with the public on Wednesdays, barring extenuating circumstances. rdnewsNOW will continue to report them as they are up...
May 04, 2022