Category Archives: Red Deer

Charges laid after pair allegedly makes mess of Ponoka 7-Eleven
Two females have been charged in connection a disturbance at the 7-Eleven store in Ponoka this week.RCMP say they received a complaint just before 11:40 p.m. on Feb. 9 about two females destroying pro...
Feb 13, 2021

Demolition of Michener North buildings expected this spring
Officials with the Alberta government anticipate awarding a contract next month for the abatement, demolition, and restoration of one of Red Deer's most historical parcels of land.Hadyn Place, Press S...
Feb 12, 2021

No one turned away at Red Deer's temporary homeless shelter
Bone-chilling temperatures throughout central Alberta over the past several days has officials with Red Deer's Safe Harbour Society grateful for the extra shelter space established in the city last ye...
Feb 12, 2021

Red Deer with 345 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta hospitalizations down again
Alberta confirmed 314 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.That's out of 8,410 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.7 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 12, 2021

Former Red Deer teacher resents being cited in Diversity Week proposal
A former Red Deer high school teacher is none too pleased that his name was invoked in a trustee's motion this week regarding Diversity Week.On Wednesday, Red Deer Public Schools Trustee Dianne Macaul...
Feb 12, 2021

Francophone teachers, division ratify new agreement
Francophone teachers in Red Deer and across the province officially have a new contract.Late last month, teachers employed by Conseil Scolaire Centre-Nord (CSCN), including at cole La Prairie in Red D...
Feb 12, 2021

Red Deer building permit values down in January
Year over year building permit values decreased significantly in Red Deer last month, despite an overall increase in the number of permits issued. According to City officials, 60 permits were approved...
Feb 12, 2021

Preliminary hearing set for Sylvan Lake man charged in alleged drug trafficking operation
A preliminary hearing will take place this spring for a Sylvan Lake man charged in an alleged drug trafficking operation in central Alberta.Dallas Anthony Griffin, 33, is scheduled to find out on May ...
Feb 12, 2021

Hot offers from local business this Valentine's Day
Even though Canadians are expected to spend 20 per cent less ($74) on Valentine's Day than they did in 2020, according to a comparison done by hellosafe.ca, several local businesses are stepping up wi...
Feb 12, 2021

St. Thomas Aquinas shifting to at-home learning
A Red Deer middle school is moving to at-home online learning due to a COVID-19 outbreak.Parents at St. Thomas Aquinas School were informed Friday that all grades will be shifting to online learning o...
Feb 12, 2021