Infrastructure

Junction 42 to welcome the public this fall

Junction 42 will open this November anchored by a Tim Horton's, Burger King and 50s retro drive-in restaurant.The new rest stop situated west of the QEII on north side Highway 42 at Penhold and is par...

Jun 27, 2019 Jolene Bjarnason (left), owner of Diner 242, and Reana Stonehocker, one of the diner's first servers, in front of where the new eatery will go. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Power outage scheduled for parts of Normandeau starting tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, Tuesday June 25, there will be multiple power outages in areas of Normandeau over the course of the next three weeks.Outages will begin at 9 a.m. and typically be done by 4 p.m. whi...

Jun 24, 2019

Northside Community Centre opening next week

The Northside Community Centre, Red Deer's newest multi-purpose recreation facility, will open in the Glendale neighbourhood next Tuesday.The facility will be operated by the YMCA of Northern Alberta ...

Jun 24, 2019

Red Deer region stands to benefit from TMX approval

Red Deer mayor Tara Veer says the federal government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is long-awaited good news for the community."City council is unanimous in our support f...

Jun 18, 2019

Federal Liberals reapprove Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau gave Canada's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second lease on life Tuesday, framing the decision in starkly political terms that portrayed his Liberal governm...

Jun 18, 2019

Deadline for cabinet to decide future of Trans Mountain expansion is today

OTTAWA - The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months a...

Jun 18, 2019

New Sylvan Lake water reservoir to be ready next year

The Town of Sylvan Lake has broken ground on its new water reservoir and pump house.The new infrastructure will have the capacity to support a population of up to 30,000 residents and be expanded to s...

Jun 17, 2019 (Town of Sylvan Lake)

New mini cage opens at Edgar soccer fields

A structure popular at European soccer parks is now available for use at Red Deer's Edgar Athletic Fields.The mini cage, which is typically meant for a handful of younger players at a time, is located...

Jun 16, 2019 City Manager Allan Seabrooke cuts the ribbon on a new mini soccer cage at Edgar Athletic Park. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Taxpayers Federation wraps up pro-pipeline tour in Red Deer

A lack of pipelines is costing Canadians around $3 million every day, or $6 billion since 2013, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The CTF held a rally on Saturday at City Hall Park -- th...

Andrew Snook Jun 16, 2019 Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation, says Canadians are missing out on $3 million daily due to a lack of pipelines. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Sports dome to give local athletes more opportunity to improve at home

A very large sports facility is set to take over the Gasoline Alley landscape.The Dome Sports is constructing a 107,000 square foot -- you guessed it -- dome just off the east side of the QEII highway...

Jun 15, 2019 (TheDomeSports.ca)