Category Archives: Red Deer

Bus cancellations and school closures for Friday, Feb. 12
The following school closure and bus cancellations have been announced for Friday, February 12, due to the extreme cold weather.- Wild Rose School Division is cancelling all routes for Caroline, Corri...
Feb 12, 2021

Trustees vote down Pride Week motion in favour of Diversity Week
A Red Deer Public Schools trustee's bid for a division-wide Pride Week each June has been voted down by her colleagues.Dianne Macaulay presented her motion during the board's regular meeting on Wednes...
Feb 11, 2021

Red Deer Olymel plant to stay open despite COVID outbreak
A spokesperson for Olymel says there will be no temporary shutdown at its Red Deer facility despite an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Alberta Health confirms that as of Thursday there are 163 active cases...
Feb 11, 2021

Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 400, Red Deer's active cases rise to 326
Alberta confirmed 351 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.That's out of 9,968 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.5 per cent.The number of active cases in the province i...
Feb 11, 2021

Chinook's Edge to consult with parents, teachers on bad weather policy
The harsh weather conditions Alberta is facing is taking its toll on everyone, but Chinook's Edge School Division is being hit with some unprecedented circumstances. Until this week, it had been 11 ye...
Feb 11, 2021

Innisfail councillor facing sanctions following investigation
Sanctions have been imposed on an Innisfail town councillor facing sexual assault-related charges.The sanctions follow the completion of an external, independent investigation of matters associated wi...
Feb 11, 2021

Town of Innisfail seeks public input through recreational facility survey
Officials with the Town of Innisfail are seeking public input on the potential development or redevelopment of new and existing recreation facilities in the community.Innisfail residents are invited t...
Feb 11, 2021

Blackfalds officially recognizes Black History Month
Town council has officially proclaimed February as Black History Month in Blackfalds.Alberta officially recognized Black History Month in 2017 - becoming the fourth Canadian province to do so formally...
Feb 11, 2021

Bus cancellations and school closures for Thursday, Feb. 11
The following school closure and bus cancellations have been announced for Thursday, February 11, due to the extreme cold weather.- All buses in Chinook's Edge School Division are cancelled and school...
Feb 11, 2021

Veer says all options being considered after Wood Buffalo takes back local EMS dispatch
Red Deer's mayor says the city will continue looking at its options regarding ambulance dispatch in the community.Following a unanimous vote Tuesday by council for the Regional Municipality of Wood Bu...
Feb 10, 2021