Infrastructure

Residents discuss future of Molly Banister Drive

Organizers say about 100 people came out Tuesday night for an information session at the Bower-Kin Community Centre regarding the future of Molly Banister Drive. Representatives from Melcor Developmen...

Jan 08, 2020 Talk of extending Molly Banister Drive beyond Barrett Drive has gone on for decades.(rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

Rolling lane closures on Taylor Drive starting Sunday

The City of Red Deer says motorists should be aware of a week-long series of rolling lane closures on Taylor drive in north Red Deer. The rolling closures are required for crews contracted by The City...

Dec 13, 2019

City pressed to decide future of Molly Banister Drive

The City of Red Deer is being urged to finally make a decision on the future of Molly Banister Drive. Debate has gone on for years as to whether the arterial roadway should be extended eastbound from ...

Dec 10, 2019

New community health centre opens in Lacombe

A new facility in Lacombe is bringing numerous community-based health services under one roof.Public health, addiction and mental health services will move from their current locations to the new Laco...

Dec 06, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

St. Patrick’s Community School Modernization now complete

The modernization of St. Patrick's Community School in Red Deer is now complete.Officials with Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools say Phase 3 has wrapped up, with students, teachers and staff now enjo...

Dec 04, 2019 (Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

Riverside Meadows and Fairview getting a $25 million facelift

Long-awaited infrastructure upgrades are coming to Riverside Meadows and Fairview after city council approved $25 million in this week's capital budget for improvements.The plan covers basic core infr...

Nov 22, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

BUDGET: Council approves conditional funding for Centrium, airport upgrades

With Red Deer set to host the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championships next year, Red Deer city council has offered capital funding support for upgrades and renovations needed at the Westerner Park Cent...

Nov 19, 2019 $6M in upgrades are planned for the Westerner Park Centrium. (rdnewsNOW file photo)

BUDGET: City to explore aquatic centre location, funding options in 2020

The City of Red Deer is wading back into planning for a new aquatic centre. During the first day of 2020 Capital Budget deliberations on Monday, city council passed a resolution to explore cost, locat...

Nov 18, 2019 Supporters of a new aquatic centre in Red Deer rallied outside City Hall on Monday while Capital Budget deliberations were taking place. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

City assures safe drinking water in light of study into lead levels

Despite concerns raised from a study into the levels of lead in Canada's water supply, The City of Red Deer's water superintendent says our city's drinking water is perfectly safe.Alex Monkman does no...

Nov 08, 2019 An example of a lead pipe from an older home (Photo: Alex Monkman)

Study shows benefits of building rural broadband network in Alberta far outweigh costs

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new study has found that, for every dollar invested into building high-speed broadband networks across Alberta's rural areas, we would see around three dollars of economic benefit o...

Nov 07, 2019