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Piper Creek Optimist Club, Troubled Monk show support for Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre

Donations to the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) keep pouring in. On Monday, Troubled Monk Brewery donated $1,000 to the centre, while the Piper Creek Optimist Club made a commitment to ...

Feb 11, 2020 Left to right: Ted Emmett (Piper Creek Optimist Club), Bud Kelly (troubled Monk), Mark Jones (CACAC), NIck Kietaibl and Matt Hamill (Piper Creek Optimist Club).

Rocky Mountain House honoured for being accessible to all

On Saturday, the Town of Rocky Mountain House received the Community Development and Inclusive Community Award from Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Alberta.Rocky was recognized for providing its resident wit...

Feb 11, 2020 Electronic Wheelchair lift in the Christenson Sports and Wellness Centre.

St. Teresa of Avila School shows support for The Mustard Seed

On Monday, students and staff at St. Teresa of Avila School joined together for the "Coldest Day of the Year" walk to raise awareness for homelessness and to support The Mustard Seed in Red Deer. This...

Feb 11, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

Registrations open for PCN Women's Fun Run

UPDATE FROM ORGANIZERS: Registration for the Women's Fun Run has been temporarily suspended, as we learn more about the recommendations introduced by the Alberta Government to try slow the spread of t...

Feb 10, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Radiothon in support of Red Deer Regional Health Foundation

With the goal of raising more than $100,000, the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, in conjunction with BIG 105, 106.7 The Drive, and rdnewsNOW, is hosting a 'Call for a Cause Radiothon.'The fundrai...

Feb 08, 2020

Toonies for Tummies supports breakfast program at North Cottage High School

One in five kids in our community go hungry, and in some areas that number is higher. Students just don't learn the same on an empty stomach.Toonies for Tummies is a nationwide program put on by The G...

Feb 07, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Dan Hermanutz)

RSM Canada donates $31K to Tools for School

RSM Canada ("RSM"), the leading global provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on middle market businesses, was pleased to present the Central Alberta Women's Outreach Society (CAWOS) T...

Andrew Snook Feb 05, 2020

St Patrick’s Community School hosts Rededication and Blessing Ceremony

St Patrick's Community School in Red Deer has a new lease on life after a long modernization period.The school was partially closed for over a year while major renovations were done. "(The building) w...

Feb 04, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

Freeze the House Bonspiel raises thousands for Ronald McDonald House

More than 30 teams slid down the ice this weekend for the 9th edition of the Freeze the House Bonspiel in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).The event went down at the Pidherney Centre ...

Feb 02, 2020 The Ronald McDonald House Charities team was stylin' at this year's Freeze the House fundraiser in Red Deer on Jan 31. (MoonlightCanada.com)

Red Deer Food Bank anticipating new opportunities with food regulation changes

Officials with the Red Deer Food Bank Society are anticipating positive impacts from the provincial government's announcement last week that it's changing Alberta's food regulations.On Jan. 23, Minist...

Jan 31, 2020