Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer Public Schools reports high attendance in first week of temporary online learning
Officials with Red Deer Public Schools are reporting high attendance virtually for students in Grades 7-12 since moving to temporary online learning last week.The district says daily attendance has av...
Dec 09, 2020
Red Deer men arrested in Ponoka copper wire theft
Two men were arrested and stolen copper wire recovered from their vehicle during an early morning traffic stop in Ponoka last week. On Dec. 3, at 4:08 a.m., Mounties responded to a break and enter at ...
Dec 08, 2020
Red Deer with 373 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported another 1,727 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 19,109 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of nine per cent.There are now 20,388 active cases in the pro...
Dec 08, 2020
Red Deer’s chief financial officer calling it a career
The City of Red Deer's chief financial officer is turning off his calculator after three decades with the municipality.Last week, Dean Krejci finished overseeing his final set of capital and operating...
Dec 08, 2020
Extended lane, parking and sidewalk closures at 48 Avenue and 49 Street
Motorists and pedestrians in Red Deer are advised of a prolonged disruption on the south side of 49 Street from the Sorenson Station parking exit to 48 Avenue and on the west side of 48 Avenue between...
Dec 08, 2020
Red Deer County honoured again for outstanding budget presentation and documentation
Red Deer County has once again been named the recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for their 2020-2022 budget document.The document...
Dec 08, 2020
Council approves scope, design of future aquatic centre
The scope, design and costing of a new multi-use aquatic centre have been agreed to, in principle, by Red Deer city council.The decision made on Monday does not mean funding has been approved.One part...
Dec 07, 2020
City offers to pick up full cost to keep ambulance dispatch
The City of Red Deer and three other municipalities have asked Premier Jason Kenney to consider allowing them to take over their respective emergency ambulance dispatch services.The request comes afte...
Dec 07, 2020
Rocky council defeats motion to explore mandatory masking bylaw
Despite rising case numbers of COVID-19 in the community, Rocky Mountain House town council has chosen not to consider a mandatory face coverings bylaw at this time. The decision was made during a reg...
Dec 07, 2020
Normandeau School suspending in-person classes due to rising COVID-19 cases
A school in north Red Deer is suspending in-person learning due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases affecting its students and staff. Normandeau School principal Lisa Spicer told parents in a lette...
Dec 07, 2020