Category Archives: Red Deer
Lacombe County passes interim budgets
Lacombe County council has adopted the county's 2021 interim operating and capital budgets. County officials say the budget supports the maintenance of existing service levels while managing the Count...
Dec 01, 2020
Victim scammed by fake cops asking for cash: Red Deer RCMP
City Mounties are warning the public of a concerning incident where fraudsters impersonated RCMP officers to defraud an individual.Earlier in November, Red Deer RCMP says they responded to a fraud com...
Dec 01, 2020
BUDGET: Revenue loss, outstanding loans causing large parking deficit
The City of Red Deer is facing a sizeable deficit when it comes to parking operations, council heard during the first day of budget talks on Monday. A projected $152,000 deficit for this year is being...
Nov 30, 2020
Sylvan Lake council to consider first reading for face covering bylaw
Sylvan Lake town council is holding a special meeting this Wednesday (Dec. 2) to discuss a face coverings bylaw for the community. Council held a special meeting last Wednesday where they asked town a...
Nov 30, 2020
City releases results of Citizen Budget
A budget simulation exercise hosted by the City of Red Deer this month has offered some insight as to what adjustments residents might like to see in City spending next year.The Citizen Budget, conduc...
Nov 30, 2020
Red Deer up to 236 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta announced another 1,733 cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 20,499 tests completed over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of nearly 8.4 per cent.There are now 16,454 active cases i...
Nov 30, 2020
Details forthcoming for this year's Red Deer Christmas Light Tour
A long time holiday tradition in Red Deer is back for another year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 1975, Red Deer's Christmas Light Tour has been around in one form or another, and has brought j...
Nov 30, 2020
Local poppy campaign a success despite pandemic
It was a "better than expected" Poppy Campaign for Red Deer Legion Branch #35 this year.Despite numerous public health restrictions brought on from the COVID-19 pandemic and forcing the elimination of...
Nov 30, 2020
City council begins budget deliberations
Today marks day one of deliberations as Red Deer city council considers the proposed $219.2 million capital budget and $379.5 million operating budget for 2021.City officials said earlier this month t...
Nov 30, 2020
Face coverings mandatory in Red Deer starting today
Today is the day Red Deer's Face Covering in Public Places Bylaw comes into effect.Passed by city council last Monday, the bylaw makes it mandatory for face coverings to be worn in most indoor public ...
Nov 30, 2020