Category Archives: Red Deer
Five injured in multi-vehicle crash near Gasoline Alley
Five people were taken to various local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries after a four-vehicle crash on the QEll near Gasoline Alley Sunday night.Blackfalds RCMP confirm they were called to...
May 10, 2021
Red Deer down to 848 active COVID cases
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count is down for a second day in a row. Monday's numbers from the province show the city with 848 active cases (797 per 100,000), down from 874 on Sunday and Saturday'...
May 10, 2021
Quentin Strawberry found not guilty in 2019 stabbing death
A man charged with fatally stabbing another man with a machete at his Red Deer home over two years ago has been found not guilty.Quentin Strawberry was acquitted on a count of second-degree murder Mon...
May 10, 2021
Red Deer County Mayor proclaims “Economic Development Week”
Red Deer County is showing support by taking part in the 2021 Alberta Community Challenge. This year, the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and Rural Municipalities of Alberta have teamed up wi...
May 10, 2021
Fire restriction lifted in Red Deer County
As of noon today, the fire restriction for Red Deer County has been lifted. County officials say permits are now available online at rdcounty.ca/fire. Residents are asked to set-up their account to ob...
May 10, 2021
Work underway on downtown addiction treatment facility
Work is now underway on turning a former nightclub in downtown Red Deer into a 40-bed drug and alcohol treatment and recovery centre.What was once the Lotus Nightclub at 4618 50 Ave. is being overhaul...
May 10, 2021
Red Deer getting Family Resource Centre funding
The Alberta Government says it's investing $1.5 million to increase access to family resource centres.These centres provide tools, resources and information, the province says, to help families and in...
May 10, 2021
Buffalo Hotel providing housing, plagued by building code issues
It's not been smooth sailing at the Buffalo Hotel for the last year.In January 2020, the Buffalo and its owner, Potter's Hands Development Ltd., said goodbye to dozens of residents who'd lived there f...
May 10, 2021
Red Deer sees drop in active COVID cases but records another death
Red Deer saw a drop in its active COVID-19 case count on Sunday, but also recorded another death linked to the virus. The number of active cases in the city went from 911 on Saturday to 874 Sunday, a ...
May 09, 2021
Dozens gather at Whistle Stop Cafe to rally against health orders
MIRROR, Alta. - RCMP ticketed protesters leaving an anti-lockdown rally outside a central Alberta caf Saturday, after the establishment was closed by health officials earlier in the week.Despite pouri...
May 08, 2021