Education

Red Deer Public Schools leading the call for stronger vaping laws

Momentum is growing amongst Alberta school boards lobbying to push for stronger vaping regulations in the province.School board trustees from Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) Zone 4 recently p...

May 10, 2019

Grand opening of new residence marks latest milestone in Red Deer College's university journey

The optimism was plentiful Thursday afternoon at RDC where top officials delivered a State of the College Address reflecting on the past and looking to the future.The event had a 10-year retrospective...

May 09, 2019 RDC President and CEO Joel Ward delivers his final State of the College remarks on Thursday inside the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. (Red Deer College - @reddeercollege on Twitter)

St. Joseph grads raise money for Family Services of Central Alberta

The St. Joseph High School grad class of 2019 has raised $9,000 through its annual grad service project.This year, funds will support Family Services of Central Alberta, specifically programming aroun...

May 09, 2019 (Supplied)

Grow Boys and Go Girls events get grade fives moving and thinking about respect

The annual Grow Boys conference, which takes aim at providing young males the knowledge of how to be resilient and respectful in life, took place Thursday at the G.H. Dawe Centre. The eighth edition o...

Josh Hall May 09, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Grade one students at Barrie Wilson mark Arbor Day

cole Barrie Wilson Elementary School was the site of Red Deer's annual commemorative tree planting ceremony held in recognition of Arbor Day on Wednesday.Red Deer city councillor Lawrence Lee was on h...

May 08, 2019

Dreeshen stresses importance of forestry to Innisfail students

To mark Alberta Forest Week (May 5-11), Alberta's news Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen paid a visit to grade one students at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School in Innisfail. Wit...

May 08, 2019 Grade one students from St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School in Innisfail with Minister Devin Dreeshen, Christie Tucker and their new Lodgepole pine saplings.

AHS promoting STOP! Clean Your Hands Day

CALGARY - Alberta Health Services (AHS) celebrates the annual STOP! Clean Your Hands Day on May 6. This national campaign encourages AHS staff, physicians, volunteers, patients and their families, and...

May 05, 2019

City encourages emergency preparedness as national week kicks off

The City of Red Deer is encouraging residents to be emergency ready as May 5-11 is National Emergency Preparedness Week.There are three easy steps for residents and families to remember, including: 1)...

May 05, 2019 A freak windstorm in June 2017 slammed Red Deer with wind gusts in excess of 100 km/h, damaging many homes and businesses. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

$20,000 raised for families affected by workplace fatalities and injuries

Red Deer's annual Steps for Life event raised close to $20,000 on Saturday with North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week kicking off Sunday.Participants, as well as 30 volunteers, ma...

May 05, 2019 (Kael Clark)

Edmonton school shooting film about gay-straight alliances

EDMONTON - Students at an Edmonton high school are making a movie about gay-straight alliances."One Voice'' is a musical being shot at Victoria School of the Arts, and it tells the story of a group of...

May 05, 2019 (Canadian Press/Eduardo Lima)