Category Archives: Red Deer

Active caseload for Red Deer down to 230
Red Deer now has 230 active cases of COVID-19, the lowest amount since April 10.The new active caseload is down nine from yesterday. Meantime, the city added 22 recoveries for a total of 5,354, as wel...
Jun 02, 2021

PAMZ ceremony to recognize 2021 Blue Skies Award winners
Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) will be recognizing Blue Skies Award winners in an online ceremony on Clean Air Day, June 2. Officials say the Blue Skies Awards recognize organizations or indi...
Jun 02, 2021

Reeve Law not seeking re-election in Lacombe County this fall
Long-time Lacombe County Reeve Paula Law has announced she will not be seeking re-election in 2021. Reeve Law has represented Division 4 of Lacombe County for 11 years and, during that time, has acted...
Jun 02, 2021

Red Deer with 239 active COVID-19 cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer continues to fall.On Tuesday, Alberta Health reported Red Deer's active case count at 239, down 31 from Monday and making for an active case rate of 224...
Jun 01, 2021

RCMP investigating fatal crash north of Blackfalds
One person is dead and two people are injured following a two-vehicle crash north of Blackfalds Tuesday.RCMP say it happened at approximately 11:45 a.m. when Mounties responded to a collision between ...
Jun 01, 2021

Premier to provide update on COVID-19 and Alberta's vaccine rollout
Premier Jason Kenney and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the province's vaccine rollout.Participants include Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Health Tyler Shandro, Chief Medical Offi...
Jun 01, 2021

Missing: Thomas Andrew Yanciw, 39, of Sundre
On June 4, members of the Sundre RCMP succeeded in locating Thomas Andrew Yanciw in good health. The Sundre RCMP detachment would like to thank the public for their assistance.
Jun 01, 2021

Lacombe County council holds the line on taxes
Lacombe County council has voted to hold the line on property taxes for its residents this year. At its May 27 meeting, council approved the Lacombe County 2021 operating and capital budgets and tax r...
Jun 01, 2021

CTF says thousands of post-secondary employees collected bigger paycheques during downturn
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is releasing documents showing more than 11,500 university and college employees in Alberta getting a pay raise in 2020 and costing taxpayers and students $29 m...
Jun 01, 2021

LCHS environmental project shortlisted for Alberta Emerald Award
A Lacombe Composite High School initiative is on the shortlist today for a provincial award recognizing individuals and organizations that raise the bar in addressing local, regional, and global envir...
Jun 01, 2021