Infrastructure

Councillor calls lack of cardiac care ‘a blight’ on Red Deer

Ken Johnston isn't mincing words when discussing the need for hospital and medical service expansion in Red Deer."It's a blight, it's a scar, it's a mark on how we are delivering health care in centra...

Feb 19, 2020 Ken Johnston says the lack of cardiac services in Red Deer can no longer be ignored (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

Strong start to 2020 for building permit values in Red Deer

Building permit values in Red Deer are off to a strong start this year thanks to some large projects getting underway. The city issued $60.6 million in building permits last month, which is up from $2...

Feb 04, 2020

Federal court dismisses First Nations' challenges to Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says the government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second time is reasonable and will stand.In a unanimous 3-0 decision shared Tuesd...

Feb 04, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Lacombe County green lights servicing project west of QE2

An estimated $8 million project that will see water and wastewater services extended to properties on the west side of the QE2 has received approval from Lacombe County Council.County officials say ap...

Feb 03, 2020

Alberta Transportation still hoping to fix bumpy stretch of Highway 11 near Sylvan Lake

Despite multiple attempts to get it right, officials with Alberta's Ministry of Transportation say a long-term solution is still being looked at to fix a bumpy stretch of road between Red Deer and Syl...

Feb 01, 2020

$300,000 in signage coming for Culture Services building

It will soon be easier to find one's way into the City of Red Deer's new home for its Culture Services department.This week, city council approved one final capital project for the year that was defer...

Jan 16, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

City power grid keeping up with demand during cold snap

Despite an increase in power demand in Red Deer over the past few days during the extreme cold snap, City officials remain confident the system can handle it.Jim Jorgensen, electric, light and power m...

Jan 15, 2020 rdnewsNOW file photo

County loans Airport $240,000 administrative building

Red Deer County has helped clear for take-off a plan by Red Deer Regional Airport to purchase an administrative building across the street from YQF.On Tuesday, council approved second and third readin...

Jan 14, 2020

Over 2,000 respond to survey on Molly Banister Drive extension

A City of Red Deer official says they received about 2,000 online and mail-in responses for its survey on the future of Molly Banister Drive. The survey, which closed on Monday, was prompted by a prop...

Jan 14, 2020

Fallen power line causes power outage in north Red Deer

A fallen power line has been identified as the cause of a large power outage in north Red Deer Thursday morning.Jim Jorgensen, manager at the City of Red Deer's Electric, Light and Power department, s...

Jan 09, 2020