Category Archives: Red Deer
Blackfalds council approves letter of support to Alberta Regional Rail
Council for the Town of Blackfalds approved a motion Tuesday to sign a Letter of Support for the Alberta Regional Rail, a passenger rail service that would run across central Alberta with an express l...
Jan 12, 2022
Alberta over 61,000 active cases of COVID-19
There are currently 748 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, a one-day increase of 40.Of that total, there are 82 people in ICU, up two.Of the 666 people hospitalized but not in ICU, 224 are completel...
Jan 12, 2022
Ponoka man arrested on outstanding warrants
RCMP have arrested for the second time this month, a Ponoka man wanted on outstanding warrants. On Jan. 6, Ponoka RCMP with the assistance of the Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (CAD CRU...
Jan 12, 2022
The Salvation Army Red Deer's kettle campaign raises $217,000
The Salvation Army's Christmas kettle campaign raised $217,000 in Red Deer this holiday season, up from about $190,000 the year prior.Across Alberta and the territories, the campaign raised just shy o...
Jan 12, 2022
Sundre RCMP arrest driver of stolen vehicle rolled in ditch
A man from Rimbey is facing several charges after RCMP arrested the driver of a stolen vehicle that rolled into a ditch after failing to stop for police.On Jan. 10 at 1:50 p.m., Sundre RCMP located a ...
Jan 12, 2022
Innisfail town council approves reconstruction of Innisfail Heliport
Innisfail town council has approved funding that will eventually see the Innisfail Heliport re-open to air ambulance service.On Jan. 10, council, upon the recommendation of Town administration, awarde...
Jan 12, 2022
Jan. 11 Update: Ponoka Snow and Ice Control
Town Operations staff in Ponoka will continue to focus on Priority 1 and 2 routes for snow and ice control in the upcoming days, as well as sanding and salting roadways throughout the community.With t...
Jan 12, 2022
Families needed for new Habitat for Humanity builds in Blackfalds
Habitat for Humanity Red Deer is looking for families interested in affordable homeownership.The organization is holding multiple information sessions later this month. A selection process will then o...
Jan 12, 2022
Adopt-A-Family program leads to Christmas miracles
It was like a scene from a movie: a single mother walking outside in the snow with her two children towards the women's shelter they were staying at. Looking down on the ground, she finds a postcard f...
Jan 12, 2022
Trustees postpone board meeting due to COVID staffing challenges
With expected staffing challenges in the days ahead across Red Deer Public Schools as a result of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the Board of Trustees has postponed its regular public meeting sched...
Jan 11, 2022