Category Archives: Red Deer

Local and provincial COVID numbers steady as pandemic drags on
Red Deer now sits at 18 active cases of COVID-19, down one from Thursday.The city's total number of recorded cases is down one to 5,787, meaning there was a data correction. Recoveries stayed level at...
Jul 16, 2021

Wagons at Westerner July 23-25
Westerner Park has announced an event created exclusively for this year, after the unfortunate cancellation recently of the Westerner Days Fair and Exposition.Wagons at Westerner is an event said to b...
Jul 16, 2021

Residents reminded to take extra precautions while air quality is poor
Smoke from BC wildfires is continuing to cause air quality concerns for Red Deer and much of Alberta. Red Deerians are reminded to take extra precautions for their health and safety. The City is encou...
Jul 16, 2021

Red Deer and Innisfail RCMP apprehend robbery suspect
A Lacombe man accused in a Red Deer carjacking this week is facing numerous charges.Shortly before 11:00 p.m. on July 11, Red Deer RCMP responded to a reported armed robbery of a motor vehicle near th...
Jul 16, 2021

Innisfail RCMP investigate attempted robbery
Mounties in Innisfail are hoping you can help them identify a suspect in an attempted robbery last week.On July 5, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Innisfail RCMP received a call of an attempted robbery in...
Jul 16, 2021

Home sales stay strong in Red Deer in June
Home sales in Red Deer continued to remain strong in June.According to the latest figures from Central Alberta Realtors Association, 205 units were sold last month, up from 197 in May.In fact, it's th...
Jul 15, 2021

Return of VLTs to Lacombe goes to public hearing Aug. 9
Lacombe is one step closer to welcoming back video lottery terminals, better known as VLTs.Councillor Reuben Konnik brought forward a notice of motion in May which suggested giving residents a say on ...
Jul 15, 2021

Red Deer surpasses 60,000 people with minimum one vaccine dose
Red Deer is back up to 19 active cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's an increase of two from Wednesday.Recoveries are up three to 5,726 as the t...
Jul 15, 2021

Two more degrees approved for Red Deer Polytechnic
Two more degrees have been approved for Red Deer Polytechnic.RDP now can and will offer as of this fall, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.Also approved are a U...
Jul 15, 2021

Major Telus outage in central and southern Alberta
TELUS crews have now restored a major service outage that affected several communities across central and southern Alberta on Thursday."Earlier today, we experienced a service disruption in the commun...
Jul 15, 2021