Events

Run/Hike for Hospice raises more funds for expansion

The Red Deer Hospice Society realized more than $120,000 towards its $5.2 million expansion over the weekend.On Saturday, the society hosted its annual Run/Hike for Hospice at Kerry Wood Nature Centre...

May 06, 2019 (Red Deer Hospice Society)

$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)

Rock of Ages comes to Westerner Park Centrium this Wednesday

You'll wanna rock!The Tony-nominated Rock of Ages, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is coming to Red Deer's Westerner Park Centrium on May 8.Set in 1987 on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, Rock of Ages feat...

May 04, 2019 Katie LaMark (second from left) and the rest of the Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary cast come to Red Deer May 8. (Jeremy Daniel)

National Youth Week in Blackfalds

Blackfalds Town Council has proclaimed proclaimed May 1 - 7, 2019 as National Youth Week in Blackfalds. The week will be celebrated by activities each day throughout the Town."As a young community, we...

May 01, 2019

Westerner Days 2019 promises to be "Well Worth the Ride"

This year's edition of Westerner Days in Red Deer promises to be "Well Worth The Ride".That according to Nancy Paish, Business Development Manager for Westerner Park who identified the phrase as this ...

May 01, 2019

WHL hands out awards in Red Deer

The Western Hockey League held its annual WHL Awards ceremony today at the Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre in Red Deer to honour the top performances from the WHL's 2018-19 season.Joachim Blic...

May 01, 2019

Alberta Masters Games Still Needs Volunteers

Organizers with the 2019 Alberta Masters Games say they are short 300 volunteers out the total 600 they need.1,200 athletes will be competing at the Games in Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County...

May 01, 2019

Recognizing Mental Health Week in Red Deer

It seems few people in Red Deer are aware of the mental health support services that are available locally. "Time after time again, this is proven in various surveys we do in the community," says Chri...

Apr 30, 2019

Bigger and better pro rodeo this weekend in Drayton Valley

The fifth annual Drayton Valley Pro Rodeo is bucking into town for three days of entertainment this weekend.Though the planned first-time parade was cancelled due to low registration, the event will s...

Apr 29, 2019 (DDD Photography)

Annual tea party event to benefit education in Somalia

An event in Red Deer this May will once again benefit the Education for Somali Girls & Boys Fund.The fourth annual Mother's Day Tea Party is happening May 11 from 1-3 p.m. at the Pioneer Lodge (43...

Apr 29, 2019 A school under construction in Somalia in 2014/15. (EducationForSomalia.org)