Category Archives: Red Deer

Alberta drops almost all public health restrictions
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was joined by Minister of Health Jason Copping in Red Deer on Tuesday, to mark the official lifting of most of the province's public health measures, as Alberta moves to s...
Mar 01, 2022

Calgary man carrying 440 plants charged under Cannabis Act
Following a recent arrest, RCMP are reminding Albertans about the laws around buying, transporting and consuming marijuana.It was Feb. 3, 2022 when members of the Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit per...
Mar 01, 2022

Lacombe man wins 250K, WCLC seeking March 2, 2021 winner
A Lacombe man is $250,000 richer after a sweet lotto win.Robert Popick played the EXTRA on his Lotto Max ticket purchased for the Jan. 28, 2022 draw. He bought it at the Rexall in Lacombe, and wound u...
Mar 01, 2022

E-scooter minimum rider age now 16
Red Deer city council updated the e-scooter project regulations at Monday's meeting to reduce the minimum rider age to 16 years old.Earlier this month, council reviewed feedback gathered on the first ...
Mar 01, 2022

The "rebirth" of Agency Day in Red Deer
Agency Day is getting a renaissance and coming back to Red Deer.Red Deer city council approved at Monday's meeting the return of Agency Day, a meeting for invited community agencies to present an over...
Feb 28, 2022

Restrictions lifting March 1 in Red Deer
The City of Red Deer will be updating its pandemic restrictions as per provincial guidelines.On Feb. 26, 2022, the Alberta government announced that Alberta would move to Step 2 of the plan to ease pu...
Feb 28, 2022

Red Deer council to review report on permanent shelter community conversations
A report titled "What we heard" regarding community opinion on the permanent shelter will soon be released, according to the City of Red Deer.From Feb. 16 - 23, City administration held facilitated fo...
Feb 28, 2022

Red Deer Regional Airport expansion set to take flight
Alberta's government has announced a $7.5-million grant to help expand infrastructure and services at Red Deer Regional Airport. The $15-million airport expansion project will include a widening of th...
Feb 28, 2022

Abandoned building in Riverside Meadows goes up in flames
Investigators are looking into the cause of a blaze that destroyed an abandoned building in Red Deer's Riverside Meadows Sunday night. Acting fire chief Chris Kearns says Red Deer Emergency Services w...
Feb 28, 2022

Report recommends Olds College improve its financial statements preparations
Olds College has been identified by a recent government report as being in need of significant improvements in the area of preparing its financial statements.Tabled in the Alberta Legislature on Feb. ...
Feb 28, 2022