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As of noon today, the fire restriction for Red Deer County has been lifted. County officials say permits are now available online at rdcounty.ca/fire. Residents are asked to set-up their account to ob...
May 10, 2021
Karina Pillay remembers everything about the wildfire. She remembers the chaos the day it hit. The fireballs falling around the town's government building. The traffic gridlock as flames blocked the r...
May 09, 2021
Parkland County has issued a mandatory evacuation order within the following area: between Highway 22 and Range Road 63 and between Township Road 510 and 524, due to the wildfire. If you are in this a...
May 06, 2021
Investigators are looking into the cause of a single-vehicle collision at Penhold's busiest intersection Thursday morning.Officials say a vehicle heading northbound on Highway 2A collided with a roads...
May 06, 2021
Police say a collision Wednesday morning near Three Hills claimed the life of a 78-year-old woman. It was just before 10 a.m. when Three Hills RCMP received a 911 call of the two-vehicle crash on High...
May 05, 2021
The goal of renewing STARS' aging helicopter fleet is closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a $400,000 grant from Cargill. The grant will be used by the not-for-profit air ambulance organization to ...
May 04, 2021
Due to dry conditions, a Fire Ban has been imposed for all of the County of Stettler. THIS FIRE BAN: 1. PROHIBITS the issuance of fire permits by County of Stettler Fire Guardians; 2. SUSPENDS all out...
May 03, 2021
Officials with the City of Red Deer are reminding local residents to be prepared in case of emergency.National Emergency Preparedness Week runs May 2-8, 2021.Karen Mann, Emergency Management Coordinat...
May 03, 2021
Due to extremely dry weather conditions, Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services has issued a Partial Fire Ban for the area of Brazeau County and the Town of Drayton Valley, effective April 7.A pa...
Apr 07, 2021
Penhold Volunteer Fire Department members responded to a call of a possible fire at a commercial building in the town late Monday evening. It was at 10:30 p.m. when crews were dispatched to a reported...
Mar 23, 2021