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Indigenous elders honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award

Two well-respected local Indigenous elders have been given a special honour.Theresa "Corky" Larsen Jonasson and Doreen Bergum received the Lifetime Achievement Award Wednesday night at the 2019 Women ...

Jun 20, 2019 Theresa “Corky” Larsen Jonasson (left) and Doreen Bergum (right) were each presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Red Deer & District Community Foundation at the 2019 Women of Excellence Awards held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre Wednesday night.

Local trampoline star inspires at Special Olympics breakfast

'Discovering where sport can take you' was the main message brought to nearly 300 people at the 13th Annual Celebrity Breakfast hosted by Special Olympics Red Deer Wednesday morning.Held at the Harves...

Jun 19, 2019 Kalena Soehn, 19, of Red Deer, was a Trampoline gold medalist at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer this past February and gave an inspirational message to nearly 300 people at the 13th Annual Celebrity Breakfast hosted by Special Olympics Red Deer at the Harvest Centre Wednesday morning.

Red Deer events to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

Festivities begin Thursday for National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations in Red Deer. The Waskasoo SeePee Traditional Pow Wow at the Servus Arena begins at 1 p.m. and is open to the public. "It's j...

Josh Hall Jun 19, 2019 (Photo: Red Deer Native Friendship Society)

New Pickleball Courts open Tuesday

Pickleball Courts at Motorworks Fields opens this Tuesday, June 25 and citizens of all ages and abilities are invited to join the fun happening at the official opening event.The new facility features ...

Jun 19, 2019 (Patrick Galesloot)

Lacombe County celebrates official opening of the Kuhnen Natural Area

On Tuesday, Lacombe County officially opened the Kuhnen Natural Area to the public. Located on the eastern side of Lacombe County, the public space features 65 acres of land running along the north si...

Jun 19, 2019 (Photo: Lacombe County)

Rotary Club of Red Deer presents Career Opportunity Awards

The Rotary Club of Red Deer, in conjunction with the Red Deer & District Community Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Rotary Career Opportunity Awards. A total of $34...

Jun 18, 2019

City posts survey for housing and homelessness plan

The City of Red Deer is inviting residents to complete a survey about housing and homelessness in Red Deer.Driven by a Council Ad Hoc Committee, the overall goal of the The City's Community Housing &a...

Jun 17, 2019

Mayor’s Garden Party June 26 in City Hall Park

(Red Deer, Alberta) - Red Deerians are invited to join Mayor Tara Veer and members of City Council for an enjoyable and entertaining afternoon at the annual Mayor's Garden Party. This year's event wil...

Jun 17, 2019

Walk to End ALS raises more than $70,000 in Red Deer

The Walk to End ALS took place in a number of Alberta cities over the weekend.At Great Chief Park in Red Deer, the event raised over $70,000 for research and programming for patients.Marni Halwas, Man...

Jun 16, 2019

Relay for Life raises $60,000 for cancer research

Cancer survivors and their friends and family once again participated in the local edition of Relay for Life on Saturday.The event took place at CrossRoads Church.Full totals haven't been tallied, but...

Jun 16, 2019 (Kael Clark)