Category Archives: Red Deer

Trustee proposes Pride Week for Red Deer Public Schools
A Red Deer Public Schools trustee wants the division to implement an annual Pride Week during the first week of June.Dianne Macaulay will introduce a motion during the school board's meeting on Wednes...
Feb 09, 2021

City reviewing new provincial guidelines for sport activities
The City of Red Deer says it continues to review and assess the impact of the provincial government's surprise announcement on Saturday of changes to restrictions for children's team and school sports...
Feb 09, 2021

Chair sought for Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board
Red Deer County and The City of Red Deer invite letters of interest from persons who may be interested in being appointed as the Chairperson of the Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Bo...
Feb 09, 2021

Bus cancellations and school closures for Feb. 9
The following school closure and bus cancellations have been announced for Tuesday, February 9, due to the extreme cold weather.- In Chinook's Edge School Division all buses are cancelled and all scho...
Feb 08, 2021

Mayor not letting up fight for local EMS dispatch service
Since a press conference held with three other mayors last week, Tara Veer says there have been more "absolutely staggering" examples proving that EMS dispatch consolidation is not in the best interes...
Feb 08, 2021

Mustard Seed's Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser goes ahead virtually
The 10th annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser put on by The Mustard Seed, like many fundraising events, has gone virtual this year.Though the actual date of the event is February 20, throughout...
Feb 08, 2021

Red Deer with 276 active COVID-19 cases, up one from Sunday
Alberta confirmed 269 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 6,184 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.3 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 08, 2021

MISSING: 26 y/o Taylor Halliday from Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP can confirm that Taylor Halliday has been located. Mounties thank the public and media for their assistance.
Feb 08, 2021

Appeal court lengthens parole period in triple murder of Castor family
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial judge erred by not applying consecutive parole eligibilities for two men convicted in the slayings of three family members.The decision ann...
Feb 08, 2021

Crews respond to fire at home in Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake Fire Department responded to a structure fire at a single-family dwelling Saturday night.Sixteen members and four apparatus attended the fire around 8:30 at 57 Lodge Place."We responded to...
Feb 07, 2021