Education

Pelletier excited to carry torch as RDC Board Chair

The new Chair for the Red Deer College Board of Governors says he's looking forward to continuing the institution's transition to university status, and steering RDC through times of anticipated fisca...

Sep 27, 2019 Guy Pelletier, Chair, RDC Board of Governors.

St. Elizabeth Seton wins Orange Shirt Day button design contest

For Orange Shirt Day this year, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools First Nations, Mtis, and Inuit Support Team hosted a button design contest that was open to all students. In this contest, students w...

Sep 26, 2019 (Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

Red Deer parents warned of possible child luring incidents

Red Deer's two largest school divisions are alerting parents this week of unconfirmed child luring incidents that have been reported.Letters were sent out Wednesday by Red Deer Catholic Regional Schoo...

Sep 26, 2019

RDC hosts annual 'Backpacks to Briefcases' student conference

Approximately 400 students from Red Deer College had the chance on Thursday to learn more about making the transition from the classroom to the workplace. The annual 'Backpacks to Briefcases' professi...

Sep 26, 2019

Advanced education minister says action coming on MacKinnon report

EDMONTON - Alberta's advanced education minister says he hopes to soon announce action on a report that characterizes the province's post-secondary system as rudderless and rife with duplication and o...

Sep 25, 2019 Demetrios Nicolaides

Connections and collaboration essential for RDC’s new President

I believe that Red Deer College is a pillar in this community. That's one of the many things that initially attracted me to this institution.When I was first learning about RDC and the central Alberta...

Sep 20, 2019

Future options to be discussed for Drayton Valley schools

Wild Rose School Division is working on plans to engage with the public this fall on future options for schools in Drayton Valley.Facing declining enrolments and utilization rates throughout the distr...

Sep 19, 2019

Red Deer Public School board to defend its 'legal' name

The Red Deer Public Schools Board of Trustees have voted to continue their advocacy efforts in maintaining the word 'public' in the District's legal name.Board chair Nicole Buchanan says three motions...

Sep 17, 2019

Provincial funding to continue for School Nutrition Program

Some great news for local school districts regarding a program that provides daily nutritious meals for thousands of Alberta students.The provincial government has announced it will continue funding t...

Sep 17, 2019 Aeid Falih and Sidra Smaisem enjoy a spaghetti lunch at Fairview Elementary School, thanks to the Province's School Nutrition Pilot Project. (2017)

Smile Cookies back to support Reading College program

Struggling young readers in Red Deer once again stand to benefit from this year's annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign.The campaign which runs nationally from Sept. 16 - 22, allows Canadians to pu...

Sep 16, 2019