Red Deer

County council approves lower speed limit for Poplar Ridge Estates

A safer neighbourhood is the goal behind Red Deer County council's approval this week of a bylaw lowering the speed limit in the Poplar Ridge Estates subdivision west of Red Deer.The bylaw approval on...

Dec 17, 2020

Sylvan Lake council considering waste bylaw changes

Town council in Sylvan Lake has granted first reading to a Waste Bylaw amendment that would allow for an increase to the tippage rate charged at the Waste Transfer Site (WTS) for customers who do not ...

Dec 17, 2020

Red Deer County writes off $1.8 million in bad debt

Red Deer County council has approved a recommendation to write off over $1.8 million in bad debt expenses due to uncollectable property taxes from oil and gas properties in 2020.County officials say t...

Dec 17, 2020

Water pipe break forces evacuation of Sylvan Lake apartment building

Dozens of Sylvan Lake residents have been forced from their homes after water flooded out their apartment building Tuesday night. Caroline DeRuyter says she was relaxing in her fourth floor unit at Ax...

Dec 16, 2020

Red Deer with 417 active COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday

Alberta reported another 1,270 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.That's out of 17,569 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 7.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the provi...

Dec 16, 2020

Sylvan Lake council approves interim 2021 operating budget

Sylvan Lake town council has approved an interim operating budget worth over $7.3 million.Council's interim budget approval on Monday comes in advance of final approvals which are anticipated for both...

Dec 16, 2020

County council approves roundabout for Highway 2A at Airport Drive

Red Deer County council has given the go-ahead for construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 2A and Airport Drive near Springbrook.County officials say the current intersection sees ...

Dec 16, 2020

Red Deer RCMP investigating possible sex assaults from 1990s

A police investigation is underway into possible historical sex assaults that occurred in various locations in the city during the 1990s. Red Deer RCMP says they have identified a local Red Deer busin...

Dec 16, 2020

Big lotto prize wins in Alix, Delburne

Delburne's Gordon (Del) Thompson is basking in a $250,000 prize after his Daily Grand ticket for the November 12 draw matched all five winning Main Draw numbers - 5, 13, 14, 29, and 43.Thompson picked...

Dec 16, 2020

Temporary layoffs at the Town of Blackfalds due to facility closures

Due to the fact that its municipal facilities (excluding FCSS) are closed until further in response to provincial restrctions enacted to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Town of Blackfalds says 23 sho...

Dec 16, 2020