Education

The Sutter Fund donates $25,000 to kids in need

The Sutter Fund has given kids a life chance in Red Deer following a donation of $25,000, which will be directed to the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools' Step Up Fund.It's tough to learn when al...

Nov 19, 2019 (Photo submitted)

University of Calgary eliminates 250 jobs after provincial funding cuts

CALGARY- The University of Calgary is eliminating 250 management, faculty and support staff jobs following the Alberta government's announcement last month of a post-secondary funding cut.Staff learne...

Nov 19, 2019

Alberta's Speaker brings passion for politics to local classrooms

A self-proclaimed "political nerd," Nathan Cooper is taking his love for his job beyond the legislature dome. Alberta's Speaker of the Legislative Assembly embarked on a three-day tour of central Albe...

Nov 15, 2019 Speaker Nathan Cooper talks about the Alberta Legislature, democracy and the Mace to pupils at Ecole Steffie Woima School in Sylvan Lake on Thursday. (Photo: Katja Oosthuis/Speaker's Office)

Ice cream fundraiser scoops up support for Father Lacombe Catholic School

Thanks to an awesome group of Leadership students and the Father Lacombe Catholic School community we were thrilled today to turn over the proceeds from our confetti cake ice cream sandwich pop-up sal...

Nov 14, 2019

Chinook’s Edge School Division, teachers reach tentative agreement

Officials with Chinook's Edge School Division say they and the Alberta Teachers' Association have struck a tentative deal on a new collective agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement agreed to on Tuesda...

Nov 14, 2019

BDO surpasses one million meals for Drive Away Hunger campaign

Toronto, Nov. 12 -- Today, BDO Canada announced that it has exceeded 1 million meals to fight hunger, supporting Farm Credit Canada's annual Drive Away Hunger campaign. The meals go directly to food b...

Nov 13, 2019

Ceremony held to officially welcome RDC's new president

He's been on the job for over two months, but on Tuesday a special ceremony was held to welcome Dr. Peter Nunoda as the 11th president in the history of Red Deer College and the man who will lead the ...

Nov 12, 2019 Left to right: RDC Board Chair Guy Pelletier, Lt. Gov. Lois Mitchell, and RDC President Peter Nunoda(Photo: Red Deer College)

Column: Efficiency and sustainability will be benchmarks of RDC’s financial future

While the 2019 Alberta Budget does create some challenges for institutions from across the post-secondary sector, I firmly believe that Red Deer College is prepared to meet those challenges through in...

Nov 12, 2019

Sutter Fund donates $10,000 to Red Deer Catholic school lunch programs

RED DEER- The Sutter Fund has donated $10,000 to the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools lunch programs. The division would also like to thank the generosity of Central Alberta for raising money to sup...

Nov 07, 2019

Red Deer RCMP hosts Police Academy for local high school students

Over a dozen local high school students are testing their mettle and suitability for a possible career in policing during a day-long Police Academy-style event Wednesday.Hosted by Red Deer RCMP, Cst. ...

Nov 06, 2019 Over a dozen local high school students took part in a Police Academy style event at Red Deer College on Wednesday. The event was hosted by Red Deer RCMP. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)