Infrastructure

Facility closures in Blackfalds extended to May 15

The Town of Blackfalds has decided to extend its public facility closure to May 15.This includes the Abbey Centre (Field House, Fitness Studios, Program Room, Child Minding, Border Paving Fitness Cent...

Mar 24, 2020

Disinfecting wipes are helpful, but not flushable

Disinfecting wipes are helping us clean up our surfaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, but you might be messing up your sewer system if you flush them down the toilet.Town of Rocky Mountain House offic...

Mar 23, 2020 Wipes such as this can cause havoc for wastewater systems (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Temporary road bans start Monday in Red Deer

Temporary road bans throughout Red Deer will come into effect at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 23. Road bans are in place for trucks to prevent serious damage to roads during spring thaw. The following road...

Mar 22, 2020

Blackfalds celebrates provincial funding for new high school

It was smiles all around Tuesday in Blackfalds as dignitaries gathered to celebrate the provincial government's formal announcement of full construction funding for a long sought after high school for...

Mar 10, 2020

MLA Stephan talks Budget 2020 with Chamber members

The MLA for Red Deer-South says the province may have to revisit some of its numbers in the wake of a major drop in oil prices.However, Jason Stephan told an audience of 65 at a Red Deer and District ...

Mar 10, 2020 Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan addresses members of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning to talk about Budget 2020 released on Feb. 27. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

City, AHS differ over ongoing costs for vacant Valley Park Manor

The City of Red Deer and Alberta Health Services (AHS) are at odds over what exactly it's costing to let Valley Park Manor sit empty.The former seniors' living facility, which is owned by AHS and loca...

Mar 06, 2020

Prep work continues for new high school in Blackfalds

Initial design services and site investigation work will soon be getting underway on a new high school in Blackfalds.That, according to Town officials who recently met with representatives from Albert...

Mar 05, 2020

Council extends timelines for Centre Plaza and Gregg Street re-alignment in Blackfalds

Timelines have been extended for the re-alignment of Gregg Street and the Centre Plaza project in Blackfalds.The extended timelines were approved by council last week.Mayor Richard Poole says the Greg...

Mar 05, 2020 Richard Poole, Mayor for the Town of Blackfalds (rdnewsNOW)

Bridge inspection to result lane closures Thursday

Drivers are being given a heads up to expect some traffic delays on Thursday. City of Red Deer officials say a bridge inspection being completed by Alberta Transportation is expected to impact traffic...

Mar 04, 2020

City approves $3M for Centrium upgrades

Work on modernization of the Westerner Park Centrium will be moving ahead soon now that Red Deer city council fast-tracked funding for the project. Council previously approved $3 million over three ye...

Mar 04, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)