Category Archives: Red Deer
Pride Day planned for June 2 at Lindsay Thurber
Students at some Red Deer Public schools will be marking Pride Month in the coming days.Schools were left to organize their own Pride events should they choose to after Red Deer Public Schools trustee...
May 31, 2021
Outdoor recreation facilities reopen June 1 in Ponoka
Outdoor recreation facilities are set to reopen for public use in Ponoka on June 1, following the announcement of the provincial government's 'Open for Summer Plan' last week. Officials say all Town s...
May 31, 2021
Red Deer with lowest active case count since April 12
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count continues trending downward. Monday's numbers from the province show the city with 270 active cases, down from 287 on Sunday. Recoveries are up 25 to 5,296 as the...
May 31, 2021
Chinook's Edge trustees approve budget for next year
The Chinook's Edge Board of Trustees has approved a $127 million budget for the 2021-2022 school year, following an extensive presentation from Treasurer Susan Roy. District officials say this include...
May 31, 2021
Lacombe council considering 'responsible' alcohol consumption in designated city parks
Residents in Lacombe might soon be able to enjoy a cold one in one of the city's parks this summer.On Tuesday, council passed first and second readings of an amendment to the City's Parks and Faciliti...
May 31, 2021
Investigators looking into cause of fire at city landfill
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at Red Deer's Waste Management Facility on Sunday.Curtis Schaefer, Assistant Deputy Chief with Red Deer Emergency Services, says crews received a 911...
May 31, 2021
City of Red Deer lowers flags in remembrance of 215 children found in Kamloops
Flags at Red Deer City Hall and other municipal facilities will fly at half-mast until further notice.The action comes in response to the discovery late last week of 215 bodies contained in a mass gra...
May 31, 2021
Red Deer Public students, staff to wear orange shirts following Kamloops residential school discovery
With the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, students and staff across Red Deer Public Schools are being asked to consider wearing orange shirts, a symb...
May 30, 2021
Three injured after Innisfail garage catches fire
Three people suffered minor injuries after a garage went up in flames in Innisfail overnight. Innisfail RCMP and Fire department responded at about 2 a.m. Sunday to the fire on 56 Street. "The structu...
May 30, 2021
Red Deer falls below 300 active COVID cases
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count has dropped below the 300 mark.Sunday's numbers from the province show the city with 287 active cases, down 14 from Saturday.Recoveries are up 33 to 5,271 as the ...
May 30, 2021