Infrastructure

Contract awarded for baseball quad at Sylvan Lake's Pogadl Park

With work already underway on the new stadium for the Sylvan Lake Gulls, the town's Pogadl Park took another step forward this week when council awarded the tender for the 'baseball quad' portion of t...

Jul 18, 2020

Red Deer College gets $5M for infrastructure renewal

Red Deer College is getting $5 million from the province for capital maintenance and renewal.In a release, the province says the funding will go towards upgrading and replacing a variety of electrical...

Jul 18, 2020

David Thompson Highway from Sylvan Lake to Rocky Mountain House to be expanded

The David Thompson Highway is getting a makeover. Premier Jason Kenney was in Sylvan Lake Friday morning to announce a project to twin and divide 66 kilometres of Highway 11 from Sylvan Lake to Rocky ...

Andrew Snook Jul 17, 2020

Lacombe County council approves funding for runway repairs at Lacombe Regional Airport

Lacombe County council has submitted its approval for runway rehabilitation to take place at Lacombe Regional Airport.On Thursday, council passed a resolution that the Lacombe Flying Club, City of Lac...

Jul 15, 2020

Red Deer County fibre optic internet project gets underway

An ambitious $20 million project to make high-speed internet available to all communities in Red Deer County is officially underway. A contract was signed at the county office on Friday for a fibre op...

Jul 10, 2020

48 Street and 53 Avenue intersection receiving welcome improvements

The intersection at 48 Street and 53 Avenue, located behind the Subway restaurant in Rocky Mountain House, has often been a complaint from locals, but now it will finally be seeing an upgrade.Currentl...

Jul 09, 2020

Intersection improvements underway at Gaetz Avenue and 32 Street

The City of Red Deer says the intersection of Gaetz (50) Avenue and 32 Street will be repaved this summer as part of the pavement rehabilitation program. The limits of the construction are: 32 Street ...

Jul 08, 2020

Lacombe County to explore regional recreation board

Lacombe County will be exploring the possibility of creating a regional recreation board with two of its local municipal partners. It was during a recent committee meeting that County Councillor Barb ...

Jul 06, 2020

Regional projects could benefit from provincial infrastructure investment

Red Deer's city manager sees opportunities for projects that benefit the entire region to benefit from a boost in provincial infrastructure funding. "We'll get through COVID-19 and the economy will re...

Jul 02, 2020

Province invests $27.8 million investment to Lethbridge's Exhibition Park

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Jason Kenney's visit to Lethbridge on Tuesday brought good news for the city as the premier announced a major investment in the revitalization of Lethbridge's Exhibition Park. $27.8 mi...

Jul 01, 2020