Category Archives: Red Deer

Small fire sends students home for the day at two Sylvan Lake schools
Over 300 students and approximately 35 staff from cole Fox Run School in Sylvan Lake were sent home early this morning following a small fire in one of the school's mechanical rooms.Kurt Sacher, Super...
Jan 27, 2021

Motorcycle gang member sentenced to 4.5 years for drug trafficking
One of three people arrested after police busted a Red Deer outlaw motorcycle gang for drug trafficking in 2019 will spend the next few years behind bars.Joel Befus, 34, pleaded guilty in Red Deer Cou...
Jan 26, 2021

Ice sculptures bring buzz to downtown Red Deer
People strolling through downtown Red Deer have something new and fresh to feast their eyes on with three new ice sculptures commissioned by the Downtown Business Association (DBA).It's not a secret t...
Jan 26, 2021

Health officials addressing COVID-19 outbreak at Red Deer Remand Centre
Health officials are continuing to keep a close eye on a COVID-19 outbreak identified at the Red Deer Remand Centre (RDRC).On Jan. 25, officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) confirmed one active...
Jan 26, 2021

Red Deer with 161 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday
Alberta confirmed 366 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. That's out of 8,312 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.4 per cent.The number of active cases in the province i...
Jan 26, 2021

Red Deer man accused of child luring
A joint investigation between Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) units in Saskatchewan and Alberta has led to the arrest of a Red Deer man police allege was grooming and luring a young girl from Regina...
Jan 26, 2021

Gasoline Alley Farmers’ Market celebrates early success
Management with the Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market says they've received strong support from the community since opening in November. They say the support has been so overwhelming that they are now op...
Jan 26, 2021

Foundation raising funds for next phase of Somali school project
The Education for Somali Girls and Boys Foundation (ESGBF) is getting ready for its fifth annual 'Join Hands for Building a Future for Somali Children' gala fundraiser.Funds raised in previous years h...
Jan 26, 2021

Ralliers call on province to let kids play
Chad Beagle just couldn't sit around any longer. After last Thursday's announcement that Alberta's current public health measures aimed at reducing COVID-19 spread, which include a ban on team sports,...
Jan 26, 2021

RDC encourages activities and conversations about mental health
RDC is encouraging learners, faculty, staff, and employees to participate in a range of activities and conversations about mental health from now until February 12 through RDC's "Make Some Time" campa...
Jan 25, 2021