Tag Archives: People
City honours National Indigenous Peoples Day
"As long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the river flows," reads the text of Treaty 6, signed in 1876 to represent an accord between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations."Those treaties...
Jun 21, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Drag group celebrates first anniversary with summer kickoff show
A local group continues to break performing arts ground in Red Deer one year after debuting.4Q, a drag group comprised of all local performers, has set the entertainment scene on fire, performing mult...
Jun 20, 2019 (4Q on Facebook)
Red Deer event to celebrate World Refugee Day
Local advocates say World Refugee Day is about celebrating what newcomers offer our communities.A free public event is being held this Saturday from 4-7 p.m. at Gaetz United Memorial Church's Pioneer ...
Jun 20, 2019 Jan Underwood (left) and Angie Chinguwo, both with Central Alberta Refugee Effort. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Indigenous elders honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
Two well-respected local Indigenous elders have been given a special honour.Theresa "Corky" Larsen Jonasson and Doreen Bergum received the Lifetime Achievement Award Wednesday night at the 2019 Women ...
Jun 20, 2019 Theresa “Corky” Larsen Jonasson (left) and Doreen Bergum (right) were each presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Red Deer & District Community Foundation at the 2019 Women of Excellence Awards held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre Wednesday night.
Man and child believed dead in northern Alberta fire
PLAMONDON - Two people, including one who police believe was a child, have been found dead inside a burnt-out home in northern Alberta.RCMP say members from their detachment in Lac La Biche were calle...
Jun 16, 2019
P.A. boy Ferchuk inducted into CCAA Hall of Fame
Red Deer College Athletics legend Allan Ferchuk, who was born and raised in Prince Albert, was inducted Tuesday into the Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association (CCAA) Hall of Fame in the Builder Ca...
Jun 12, 2019 (submitted photo/Allan Ferchuk)
Raptors fans in Red Deer pack "Deerassic Park"
In the end, it was heartbreak at the Servus Arena and across the country as the Toronto Raptors failed to close out the NBA Finals with a win on Monday night. Deerassic Park -- inspired by viewing par...
Jun 10, 2019 Mayor Tara Veer and Raptors superfan Patrick Teskey at Deerassic Park for game five on Monday night. Teskey was the one with the bright idea for the Red Deer viewing party. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Save-On-Foods expands waste reduction program
A goal expected to take six years has been met and exceeded in just six months by Save-On-Foods.The Western Canadian grocery chain chopped its food waste in half over that period, working with BC-base...
Jun 09, 2019 (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW)
Walk for Common Ground urges Albertans to honour treaty responsibilities
A committed group of around 30 people made it to Red Deer Friday, marking the halfway point of a walk from Edmonton to Calgary which urges Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons alike to find what brin...
Jun 08, 2019 Amy Peters (left), Faika Satterthwaite (centre) and Anita Crowshoe are three of about 30 participants in the Walk for Common Ground. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Blackfoot and Cree artists finish new mural at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School
A local Blackfoot artist has once again left his mark in Red Deer, this time inside St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School.Ryan Jason Allen Willert has shared many hours with students there recently, delive...
Jun 07, 2019 Ryan Jason Allen Willert (left) and Blue Quill Cardinal, recently completed a mural at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School which spans four walls near the school's entrance. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)