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River of light

Former U.S. president George H. W. Bush had his “thousand points of light.” Red Deer will soon have more than 400 rain barrels of light — floating down the Red Deer River.

Preparations are underway for Red Deer’s centennial celebrations at the end of the month. A big part of the festivities will involve light and water as public art instalments, envisioned by U.K.-based Creatmosphere. READ

Homeless programs making progress

Community programs are making progress in curbing homelessness in Red Deer. READ

Brewers find provincial beer tax system a tough swallow

One of the co-owners of Red Deer’s Drummond Brewing Company says the province’s beer tax system is driving brewers out of Alberta. READ

Alberta seeking input into social policy

Albertans will once again be asked to take part in discussions on social policy, this time focusing on improving child development, government responsibilities for children and poverty reduction. READ

AHS reverses cuts to home, palliative and continuing care

Alberta Health Services has reversed several decisions affecting palliative, home care and continuing care. READ

Donor says he won't attend Olds College car auction

The man who famously donated a vintage car collection valued at an estimated $2.5 million to Olds College will not attend the auction bearing his name on Sunday. READ

Sleeping bandit given chance to fly right

A Kitimat, B.C., woman caught napping after a string of thefts has been given a chance to straighten out. READ

Fugitive Ashley Chambers surrenders to police

Wanted fugitive Ashley Chambers turned herself in at the Airdrie RCMP detachment Sunday. READ

Man killed in crash near Coronation

A young man was killed in a collision near Coronation on Monday. READ

City staff hush on Red Deer identity project

Red Deer city staffers are not giving away any details on what is emerging as Red Deer’s identity. READ

Sylvan Lake bust nets $16,000 in drugs

Two Sylvan Lake residents are facing charges after drugs, cash, and trafficking paraphernalia were seized from a home in the community over the weekend. READ

Police chiefs want tighter traffic laws

Police chiefs in Alberta want the provincial government to toughen up its traffic laws. READ

Water issue creating Red Deer eyesore

An unnatural stream along the city’s main thoroughfare is not the scenery Craig Sheardown likes to see on his regular weekend walks in the south of Red Deer. READ

Red Deer population surpasses 97,000

Red Deer is on track to solidifying itself as the third largest city in Alberta. READ

Over 430 kg of trash removed from river

The Red Deer River is cleaner thanks to a group of volunteers who scoured 14 km of river picking up debris recently. READ

Fireworks planned for Olds College centennial

Olds College’s centennial celebrations will be lit up by two nights of fireworks this weekend. READ

‘Serial criminal’ sentenced to jail for evasion incident

A serial criminal who is awaiting trial on a robbery charge was sentenced in Red Deer provincial court on Monday to nine months minus time served for a separate incident. READ

Rocky council, Clearwater County to discuss sewage

Rocky Mountain House town council and its county colleagues will seek a solution to ongoing sewage issues in a meeting on Monday. READ

Police crack down on illegal vehicle modifications

Red Deer City Integrated Traffic Service will crack down on motorists whose vehicles have equipment that violates the law starting June 24. Police note a marked increase in these type of violations, which are chargeable offences. READ