Local News
What makes a runner?
I used to think people who ran marathons were a few beers short of a six-pack. Seriously, who would run 42 km on purpose? That’s the equivalent of running to Sylvan Lake and back. And that’s just on race day.
Marathoners pound the pavement for hours at a time, day after day, before they even approach the start line. It’s a certain kind of madness that I never quite understood. READ
Escapee to serve time in maximum security prison
A federal prison inmate serving a life sentence for murder received a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty on Friday to assaulting a corrections officer and stealing the van she was driving. READ
City to keep using Avitrol for pigeon control
The City of Red Deer will continue to use a pesticide to stop pigeons from roosting at a downtown municipal building, despite widespread claims it’s inhumane and affects other bird species. READ
Fleig testifies he heard shots, denies pulling the trigger
A Red Deer drug dealer accused of ordering the gangland-style execution of a man outside an Inglewood house three years ago said he was close enough to hear the shots but had nothing to do with the crime. READ
Former Red Deer man charged in 1998 sex assault
Police have charged a transient former Red Deer resident with sex assault 14 years after an 18-year-old local woman was violently assaulted near the 67th Street cemetery. READ
‘Anti-flocking agent’ used to control pigeons has controversial past
A controversial pesticide that has been banned through much of Europe and in New York City is being used to keep pigeons away from Red Deer’s downtown bus terminal. READ
Fleig's rights violated, statement to police inadmissible: judge
A conspiracy to commit murder charge was dropped on Thursday against a Red Deer man accused of a gangland-style murder three years ago. READ
Chef, girlfriend died in trailer fire
Kelly Yelenik will be remembered as a happy go lucky man who always brought laughter to the kitchens where he whipped up culinary delights for his customers. READ
Wildfires sully air quality
Albertans suffering from lung disease are being cautioned to pay attention to the air quality in their region, especially as more wildfires start to break out across the province. READ
Red Deer police find stash of date rape drug
A Red Deer man was charged after police discovered a quantity of the date rape drug during a search warrant on a house in Oriole Park on Wednesday. READ
How animals, birds cope when returned to the wild researched
Medicine River Wildlife Centre is studying how young orphaned animals and birds cope when they’re introduced into families in the wild. READ
Big boost for Blackfalds Field House
A sizeable donation has brought the Blackfalds Field House Society one step closer to reaching their fundraising goal for the estimated $15-million fieldhouse to be built by 2014. READ
Satinwood school striving to keep doors open
Faced with declining enrolment and fears of closure, members of the Satinwood School community continue to put their heads together to find a strategy to keep the rural school thriving. READ
Free parking for cyclists at market
Stop circling the block trying to find a parking spot because the City of Red Deer has Very Important Pedlar (VIP) parking free of charge for cyclists at the Red Deer Public Market, opening for the season on Saturday. READ
Careless smoking a factor in deadly Bowden fire
Careless smoking was a contributing factor in the trailer park fire that claimed the lives of a common-law couple in Bowden early Sunday morning. READ
Lung disease sufferers cautioned on air quality
Albertans suffering from lung disease are being cautioned to pay attention to the air quality in their region, especially as more wildfires start to break out across the province. READ
Water management seminar rescheduled
An environmental science and policy seminar about the future of water management that was cancelled for the end of April has now been rescheduled for May 28. READ
Historic mural aims to bring heritage of community to life
A new historic mural capturing the images of days gone by was recently erected on the north side of the City of Red Deer water treatment plant building. READ
Triplets unexpected for mom on birth control
Red Deer has a new triplet family in town — conceived without the help of in vitro fertilization. READ
Crisis team success touted
By RENEE FRANCOEUR Advocate staff The Red Deer RCMP and Red Deer Primary Care Network hope to see their successful pilot project that handles calls involving people with mental illness permanently continued, expanded and eventually taken over by Alberta Health Services. READ
