Category Archives: Red Deer

Lacombe city council cutting lots of red tape
Lacombe city council has streamlined the municipality's development application approval process. It did so this week by approving amendments to the Subdivision and Development Authority Bylaw. Previo...
Jan 28, 2021

Mounties investigating fatal crash on QEII near Morningside
AIcy highway conditions are believed to have been a factor in a fatal crash on the QEII near Morningside in central Alberta on Wednesday.On Jan. 27 at 3:33 p.m., Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit, with P...
Jan 28, 2021

Automated traffic enforcement locations announced for February
Red Deer RCMP have announced automated traffic enforcement locations for February.The City of Red Deer's Automated Traffic Enforcement Program includes photo laser, red light cameras and intersection ...
Jan 28, 2021

Westerner Park announces new parking fee structure
Parking fees will no longer be charged for events happening at Westerner Park. Instead, officials say a small facility fee on each ticket will be implemented. Westerner Park says in a release that the...
Jan 28, 2021

Red Deer RCMP remind drivers to not leave idling vehicles unoccupied
With the return of cold temperatures, Red Deer RCMP are reminding drivers not to leave their idling vehicles unoccupied.Mounties say the reminder is to help reduce vehicle thefts, as in the past 48 ho...
Jan 27, 2021

Sylvan Lake RCMP lay charges in post office destruction
Charges have been laid against two males following an attempt to break in to the Bentley post office last November.RCMP say a large amount of damage was done to the external wall, which is believed to...
Jan 27, 2021

Red Deer up one to 162 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported 459 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. That's out of 12,856 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.6 per cent.The number of active cases in the province...
Jan 27, 2021

Trial booked for man accused of fleeing police in stolen vehicles
Trial has been scheduled for a Ponoka man accused of fleeing from police using several stolen vehicles last summer. It was about 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2020 when Bashaw RCMP were called after someone s...
Jan 27, 2021

Sylvan Lake draft budget out for public feedback
The Town of Sylvan Lake's draft 2021 Municipal Budget is now available for public review and feedback. The 2021 budget proposes a 0% municipal tax rate increase for both residential and non-residentia...
Jan 27, 2021

Innisfail town councillor facing charges
An Innisfail town councillor accused of sexual assault is due to be arraigned in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench next month.Donald D. Hill, 29, was charged in October with sexual assault, unlawful con...
Jan 27, 2021