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Archivist Michael Dawe gets ‘new’ job after 40 years

Changing jobs after 40 years with the Red Deer City Archives is getting a mixed reaction from the man who helped create his own position.

Fire bans spreading fast

Many Central Albertan recreation areas and parks now have fire bans in place.

H1N1 negative

Canada’s chief public health officer says the people who live on an Alberta pig farm where pigs were found to be infected with swine flu have tested negative for the virus.
Woman sought

Woman sought

The search is on for a young woman missing from Red Deer.

Buses chartered for health protest

Chartered buses are being organized for people who want to take part in a province-wide Stand Up for Publice Health Care rally at the Alberta Legislature on Saturday (May 9).
Motorbike safety promoted

Motorbike safety promoted

A pair of Red Deer County councillors and a senior administrator mounted their motorcycles to send a safety message on Tuesday.

Drug dealers with Taser convicted

A pair of Blackfalds drug dealers caught with several thousand dollars worth of drugs, cash and a Taser, pleaded guilty in Red Deer court on Tuesday.

Provincial standards problematic: council

A plan to add new portable trailers for child care in Red Deer is being hampered by provincial standards, says Red Deer city council.

County targets trash

Red Deer County is talking trash.Dismayed at the amount of garbage piling up along county roads, the municipality has rolled out a couple of new initiatives to encourage residents to clean up their act.

Reining in the sharps

Nine more boxes to dispose of used syringes should be in place in downtown Red Deer by June.