Infrastructure

Red Deer building permit values remain lower than last year

Building permit values were down significantly in Red Deer last month, despite an increase in the total number of permits issued.According to City officials, 106 permits were issued in October with a ...

Nov 05, 2019 (Canadian Press)

New schools coming to Red Deer and Blackfalds

Red Deer and Blackfalds should be getting new schools in the not too distant future.The Government of Alberta announced Friday that it is providing $397 million for 25 school projects in Budget 2019. ...

Nov 01, 2019 Wolf Creek Public Schools Supt. Jayson Lovell is thrilled that a new high school has finally been announced for Blackfalds.

Aquatic Centre committee boiling over no funding for new pool

The group pushing for a long sought after aquatic centre for Red Deer says it's dismayed with the recent decision to remove funding for it from the City's 10-year capital plan.Brian Gallaway, chair of...

Oct 31, 2019

Renovations planned for Buffalo Hotel

The owners of the Buffalo Hotel in downtown Red Deer say the historic building is likely to be converted into some type of living accommodations next year once its current tenants move out by the end ...

Oct 29, 2019 The historic Buffalo Hotel in downtown Red Deer.

Contractor work caused massive power outage Wednesday: City official

A City of Red Deer official says work that was being performed by a contractor at a main substation downtown was the cause of a large power outage that affected roughly one-third of the city during ru...

Oct 24, 2019 (City of Red Deer)

Town of Blackfalds plans to borrow $5M to buy buildings

The Town of Blackfalds is moving to capitalize on cost savings to find a new home for its civic yards. On Tuesday, council passed first reading of a bylaw to borrow $5 million for the purchase of 10-a...

Oct 10, 2019 (Photo: Town of Blackfalds/Property Guys)

New pharmacy opens at Stettler hospital

The first phase of a $9.3 million renovation project at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre is now complete, Alberta Health Services says, with the construction of a new pharmacy and gift shop, as w...

Oct 09, 2019

Planning commission hears concerns over proposed treatment centre

A decision whether to approve a proposed drug and alcohol treatment facility in downtown Red Deer has been tabled for two weeks.Following over three hours of public comments at a Municipal Planning Co...

Oct 02, 2019 Wes Giesbrecht, co-chair for the proposed Red Deer Dream Centre speaks before the City's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) on Wednesday.

Road closure in Queens Business Park

Drivers may experience traffic delays this week in northwest Red Deer, as one of the roads linking the Queens Business Park with the Burnt Lake Industrial Park is closed for maintenance.City of Red De...

Sep 30, 2019

Veer pushes for more Crown prosecutors for Red Deer

Ahead of the upcoming provincial budget, Red Deer's mayor is calling on the Alberta government to help ensure the city receives its fair share of additional Crown prosecutors.In a letter sent to Premi...

Sep 27, 2019 Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer.