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Swimmers take to outdoor pool for annual Freeze or Fry meet

It wasn't too hot or too cold on Sunday for the final day of the 2019 Freeze or Fry swim meet hosted by Red Deer's Catalina Swim Club.In fact, it was just right with the water sitting at 25 degrees Ce...

Jun 09, 2019 Swimmers launch themselves at the start of a race on Sunday, June 9 at the annual Freeze or Fry swim meet in downtown Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

100 Men makes latest donation to local non-profit

100 Men Red Deer held their latest meeting this week.This time, the group has decided its members will make a contribution to the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre. Each member gives $100.Other no...

Jun 08, 2019

Walk for Common Ground urges Albertans to honour treaty responsibilities

A committed group of around 30 people made it to Red Deer Friday, marking the halfway point of a walk from Edmonton to Calgary which urges Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons alike to find what brin...

Jun 08, 2019 Amy Peters (left), Faika Satterthwaite (centre) and Anita Crowshoe are three of about 30 participants in the Walk for Common Ground. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Local student takes mental health and wellness initiative one step further

A local Red Deer student has taken her school's focus on mental health and wellness issues above and beyond the call of duty.Elena Carritt, 9, is a Grade 3 student at St. Martin de Porres School. Afte...

Jun 08, 2019 Elena Carritt, 9, is a Grade 3 student at St. Martin de Porress School in Red Deer and taking her school's focus on mental health and wellness issues one step further for the benefit of her peers and community.

Blackfoot and Cree artists finish new mural at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School

A local Blackfoot artist has once again left his mark in Red Deer, this time inside St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School.Ryan Jason Allen Willert has shared many hours with students there recently, delive...

Jun 07, 2019 Ryan Jason Allen Willert (left) and Blue Quill Cardinal, recently completed a mural at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School which spans four walls near the school's entrance. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Supportive living facility at Gasoline Alley celebrates ribbon cutting

Representatives from Alberta Health Services and H&H Total Care Services Inc. celebrated the ribbon cutting on Red Deer's newest supportive and independent living space.Officials say The Hamlets o...

Jun 07, 2019

Red Deer seniors take in pancakes and visit from provincial minister

Alberta seniors have a lot on their plate, but at the top of the list is housing, according to one local advocate.Jane Grenier-Frank, president of the Central Alberta Council on Aging, spoke to rdnews...

Jun 07, 2019 Rita Schuetz (left) receives breakfast from Seniors and Housing Minister Josephine Pon on Friday at the Golden Circle in Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Red Deer Sport Leadership Society seeks board members

A new group seeking to continue the legacy established by the 2019 Canada Winter Games is seeking board members. The volunteer-based Red Deer Sport Leadership Society is to be a sport-focused, indepen...

Jun 07, 2019 (2019 Canada Winter Games/Susan Judge)

City conducting RCMP customer service survey

The City of Red Deer wants to know what residents think about the customer service they receive from RCMP.Citizens who visit the downtown detachment from June 10-21 for front counter service will have...

Jun 07, 2019

Mayor's Recognition Awards honour city's finest

The 2019 Mayor's Recognition Awards were presented Thursday night at a ceremony held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre. "It's my honour to acknowledge the citizens who contribute t...

Jun 07, 2019