Education

Red Deer teacher to experience historical training on Battle of Normandy 75th Anniversary

A Red Deer teacher will be one of roughly 20 educators from across the country heading overseas this week to experience Canadian history first-hand on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Normandy.Li...

Jul 22, 2019 The 2018 group of teachers who took part in the Summer Institute and Battlefield Tour for Teachers outside the Juno Beach Centre in France.

Feds sign education agreement with Sunchild First Nation

Around 330 First Nations students in central Alberta will benefit following the signing of a Regional Education Agreement this past week in Edmonton.The signing involved Minister of Indigenous Service...

Jul 21, 2019 An agreement signed in Edmonton last week will benefit 330 students on Sunchild First Nation near Rocky Mountain House. (Government of Canada)

Wild Rose School Division to post $1.6 million budget deficit, but no plans for layoffs

The Wild Rose School Division's 2019-2020 budget has been approved and includes an estimated $1.6 million dollar deficit based on projected student numbers and expected provincial funding.After a long...

Jul 17, 2019

Wolf Creek seeks new 7-12 school in Blackfalds

A new Grade 7 to 12 school is the top wish list item for Wolf Creek Public Schools after the Board of Trustees passed the district's updated Three Year Capital Plan.The unanimous approval came Monday ...

Jul 16, 2019

Young readers receive literacy boost at Reading College

Over 60 Red Deer Public School students entering Grade 3 this fall are getting a much-welcomed boost to their literacy skills this summer through the eighth annual Reading College.An initiative of The...

Jul 11, 2019 Over 60 Red Deer Public School students entering Grade 3 are boosting their literacy skills during the 8th annual Reading College at RDC this month.

Kids learn road safety behind the wheel of a go-kart

Creating a safer new wave of future drivers while having fun was the name of the game over the weekend at Westerner Park where the kartSTART program was shifting gears,Presented by Toyota, the event g...

Jul 07, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Innisfail Pontiacs alums continue to honour late former coach

You have to go back 57 years to 1962 when the Innisfail Pontiacs midget hockey squad was coached by a young man named Larry Reid.Reid, who was in his late twenties at the time, later passing away in 2...

Jul 06, 2019 (Back-L-R): Pontiacs alumni Gordon Flinn, Vern Fox, Al Scott, Lorrie Baker and Bill Cuthbert; (Front): Fran Trehearne, Bob Blair and Stan Simpson. Late coach Larry Reid is photographed in the background. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Training deadline extended for farm and school drivers

Alberta is extending the deadline for farmers and school bus drivers to meet training requirements as new commercial drivers.Farmers and farm workers can apply for an extension to meet the training an...

Jul 03, 2019

Chinook's Edge budget deficit pegged at $2.6 million

The budget for Chinook's Edge School Division for the 2019-20 school year includes an operating deficit of $2.6 million.The Board of Trustees approved the $128 million at its meeting on June 26.With n...

Jul 02, 2019

RDC’s Summer Camps open new doors of possibilities for youth and teens

Red Deer College will soon welcome youth and teens from across Alberta as they participate in more than 40 exciting and interactive Summer Camps on campus.The camps will be offered from July 2 until A...

Jun 28, 2019