This past winter, the City of Red Deer piloted changes to the snow and ice control program that focused on restoring mobility sooner and providing safe, accessible and well-maintained transportation infrastructure for all. The report outlining the impact of the pilot project was brought before council on May 13 and the...

An application to have the Carnival Cinema plot rezoned to a primarily residential district was approved in its second and third readings in city council's May 13 public hearing. During the hearing, council discussed the benefits and potential drawbacks of amending the Land Use Bylaw and Capstone Area Redevelopment Pla...

Evansburg RCMP have charged multiple people whom they describe as "prolific offenders" following an incident May 10 that has connections to several jurisdictions, including Red Deer.It just was after midnight, police say, when Mounties received a complaint about suspicious vehicles in Parkland County, along H...

A former Red Deer massage therapist accused of sexual assault will go to trial a second time.Brian Moore, 52, stood trial for a week in April, but the proceedings were declared a mistrial, the reasons which remain unclear.Following a hearing on May 6 in Red Deer Court of King's Bench, a new jury trial has been schedule...

The rehabilitation of 19 Street between Gaetz Avenue and Irwin Avenue is set to begin in the coming weeks. This summer, crews will focus on the rehabilitation of a section of 19 Street between Gaetz Avenue and 49 Avenue and the completion of a new, modern roundabout at the intersection of 19 Street and 40 Avenue. To co...

Chad Krahn was sworn in as Red Deer's newest city councillor on Monday, May 13. Councillor Krahn is the first ever councillor in Red Deer to be elected during a municipal by-election, which was held April 22. The vacancy occurred following the tragic passing of Michael Dawe.There were 10 candidates running to fill the ...

RCMP say charges have been laid against four people in connection to an alleged at gunpoint car-jacking in Ponoka.It was about 5 a.m. on May 9 when Ponoka RCMP received a report of a vehicle stolen at gunpoint from outside a home on 55 Street.Information was passed on to neighbouring detachments and agencies.Then, just...

While mothers living in the countryside may be physically far apart, one central Alberta woman is hoping to bring them closer together, virtually, with her YouTube channel Country Mama Raising Littles. Alexandra Perkins, a stay-at-home mother of two, has been living on a 14-acre lot in Lacombe County, east of Blackfald...

Central Alberta's Kendra Irvine, a clinical ayurvedic specialist, has put her name in the running for Ms. Health & Fitness 2024, where the winner gets to grace the cover of the American Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine, plus pocket $20,000. "I'm already that in real life so it is fitting to be able to make i...

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), wildfire smoke from northeastern B.C. is causing a widespread area to be impacted by very poor air quality and reduced visibility, including the Red Deer region.Though some areas may see minor improvement Saturday evening, it is expected to worsen again Sunday....