Category Archives: Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP and Red Deer Emergency Services conduct training scenarios
Red Deer RCMP together with Red Deer Emergency Services and other internal and external partners, took part in a joint mass-casualty training exercise at Westerner Park last month.The Sept. 23, 2025, ...
Oct 11, 2025

Our Best to You Handmade Market set for Oct. 24-26
One of Red Deer's biggest craft shows is returning later this month.The Our Best to You Handmade Market is set for Oct. 24-26 at the Prairie and Parkland Pavilions in Westerner Park, where over 150 ar...
Oct 11, 2025

Red Deerians jam-pack municipal election forum hosted by local firefighters
An estimated 250 concerned citizens attended a municipal election forum in Red Deer Friday night, hosted by the Red Deer Firefighters Association. The local chose to host the event primarily to ask ca...
Oct 10, 2025

Red Deer Downtown Business Association seeking board directors
The Red Deer Downtown Business Association has space for three board directors.Those interested should be passionate about downtown Red Deer, interested in contributing to its future, and must be able...
Oct 10, 2025

Central Alberta harvest ahead of five-year average
Harvest for all crops combined in the Central Alberta region is at 96 per cent, above the 5-year average of 94 per cent. That's according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from Agriculture Financial S...
Oct 10, 2025

Red Deer region's unemployment rate rises in September
The Red Deer economic region's unemployment rate came in at 7.0 per cent last month, up from 5.4 per cent in August but still down from 7.6 per cent in September 2024. That's according to the latest L...
Oct 10, 2025

All candidates forum at Red Deer Resort and Casino Friday night
Another all-candidates municipal election forum is taking place in Red Deer Friday night. The event runs from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the Red Deer Resort and Casino, with both mayoral and councilor can...
Oct 10, 2025

Jury trial scheduled for officer accused of breach of trust
A jury trial has been scheduled for a local Mountie accused of accessing images on a detained person's phone and transmitting them without consent. Cst. Matthew Villeneuve, 33, of the Red Deer RCMP de...
Oct 10, 2025

Pair arrested in Lacombe on drug, weapon charges
Two people, including a 34-year-old man from Calgary, and a 34-year-old woman from Athabasca, are facing numerous charges following an incident in Lacombe late last month.Lacombe Police says it was ab...
Oct 10, 2025

Red Deer man charged with drug offenses in Lacombe
Lacombe Police have laid drug charges against a 24-year-old from Red Deer.LPS conducted a traffic stop on Sept. 23 involving a blue 2009 Hyundai Tucson with five people in it.During the stop, all occu...
Oct 10, 2025