Red Deer filmmaker makes ‘Anonymous Heroes’ to remind us we are a community

A still from ‘Anonymous Heroes,’ a documentary film by Red Deer’s Linda Pidhirney (Contributed image).
Linda Pidhirney’s 30-minute documentary will air on the Telus Optik channel

Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton points skyward after his three-run home run off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios in the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Buxton’s homer spoils Berríos’ return; Twins beat Jays 3-1
Vancouver Whitecaps' Lucas Venuto, right, runs with the ball as Toronto FC's Drew Moor defends during the first half MLS action in Vancouver on May 31, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Veteran defender Drew Moor looks forward to welcoming Toronto FC to Colorado
‘Blatant theft’: In Oregon, illegal cannabis farms are stealing water

‘Blatant theft’: In Oregon, illegal cannabis farms are stealing water
Toronto Argonauts running back D.J. Foster (29) scores a touchdown during first-half CFL football action against the Montreal Alouettes in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Veteran Bethel-Thompson throws two touchdown passes to lead Argonauts past Alouettes

Team Europe's Sergio Garcia reacts after winning their foursome match the Ryder Cup at the Whistling Straits Golf Course Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Sheboygan, Wis. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Young U.S. team puts Europe in its biggest hole at Ryder Cup
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ross Stripling (48) throws the opening pitch of the Toronto Blue Jays first home game of the 2021 season at the Rogers Centre in Toronto against the Kansas City Royals during MLB action on Friday, July 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power

Blue Jays’ stadium capacity to rise to 30,000 starting next week
Take a tour of the Bedrock Homes Showhome in Liberty Landing Sep. 25 and 26 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and you'll automatically earn 25 AIRMILES® Reward Miles!

Tour a Liberty Landing show home this weekend, get rewarded!
    The Staudingers, who co-own Ranch Gate Market in Sylvan Lake, send their kids to school with foods that keep them physically and mentally energized.

    School lunch ideas for healthy and productive students
      Video
      Walkers get ready at the start line for the Walk-a-Mile In Her Shoes event that took place in the Bower Place parking lot Wednesday. Over $20,000 was raised for the Red Deer Outreach Centre. (Photo by BYRON HACKETT/Advocate Staff)

      WATCH: Red Deer Walk-A-Mile In Her Shoes event raises over $20K for outreach centre

      Mayor Rick Bonnett, right, speaks to a resident at a Coffee with Council session held during the grand opening of Old Hospital Rotary Park on Sept. 9. (Photos by Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)

      VIDEO: Town of Ponoka celebrates opening of new park

      File photo

      Wetaskiwin RCMP respond to complaint of an armed male on Highway 2A

      Olumide Adewumi, Liberal

      Meet the candidate: Red Deer – Mountain View (Liberal Party of Canada)

      More Videos 

      News
      Willie Nahanee, 79, of the Squamish Nation, who attended the former St. Paul Indian Residential School for 10 years and the Kamloops Indian Residential School for one year, holds a photograph of the 1932 St. Paul girls class, in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing to survivors of residential schools and their families ahead of a planned meeting between Pope Francis and Indigenous leaders later this fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      Canadian Catholic bishops ‘apologize unequivocally’ for residential schools

      Canadian Catholic bishops ‘apologize unequivocally’ for residential schools

      Meng Wanzhou, second right, chief financial officer of Huawei, returns to B.C. Supreme Court after a break from her extradition hearing in Vancouver on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      PM Trudeau says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor on way home to Canada

      PM Trudeau says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor on way home to Canada

      More in News 

      Most Read

       

      Sports
      Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, remotely addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in a pre-recorded message, Friday Sept. 24, 2021, at UN headquarters. (Peter Foley/Pool Photo via AP)

      Japan’s leader says Olympics were ‘symbol of global unity’

      UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At a U.N. General Assembly meeting packed with…

      Fans cheer as the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning take the ice for the pregame warmup before Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals, in Montreal, Friday, July 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

      NHL players in Canada eager to see fans return: ‘We missed them so much’

      Nick Suzuki doesn’t think he’s ever skated faster. The Montreal Canadiens centre…

      • 17h ago
      More in Sports 

      Entertainment
      This image released by Apple shows Denzel Washington, left, and Frances McDormand in a scene from “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” premiering at the New York Film Festival. (Alison Rosa/Apple via AP)

      Coen premieres a stark ‘Macbeth,’ with Denzel and McDormand

      Coen premieres a stark ‘Macbeth,’ with Denzel and McDormand

      This image released by HBO shows a scene from the documentary "Nuclear Family." (Limor Inbar/HBO via AP)

      Filmmaker revisits case that challenged her and her 2 moms

      Filmmaker revisits case that challenged her and her 2 moms

      More in Entertainment 

      Business

      Hudson’s Bay steps into booming resale marketplace with baby gear startup Rebelstork

      Hudson’s Bay steps into booming resale marketplace with baby gear startup Rebelstork

      A currency trader gestures near the screen showing the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Friday amid concerns over troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and over the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lee Jin-man

      S&P/TSX composite ends down for third straight week amid events coming out of China

      S&P/TSX composite ends down for third straight week amid events coming out of China

      More in Business 

      Life
      Nurses and supporters rally in front of the Royal Alexandra hospital as nurses hold a National Day of Action information picket against cutbacks by the Alberta government, in Edmonton, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

      Nurses want national hiring and retention strategy amid staffing ‘crisis’

      Nurses want national hiring and retention strategy amid staffing ‘crisis’

      Trikafta, which costs roughly $300,000 a year at its list price, is seen in an undated handout photo. Three provinces say they'll start covering the costs of the new drug that experts describe as a "life-changing" treatment for cystic fibrosis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Cystic Fibrosis Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

      Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan to cover ‘life-changing’ cystic fibrosis drug

      Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan to cover ‘life-changing’ cystic fibrosis drug

      More in Life 

      Community
      In the fall tender roots can be treated as annuals and discarded or dug up when the weather turns cold and stored over winter to be planted next spring. (File photo)

      Gardening: Dig up tender corms, tubers when weather turns cold

      In the spring tender corms, tubers are planted in pots, baskets or…

         

        More in Community 
        Obituaries

        Charles ‘Everett’ Joslin

        Sep 21st, 2021

        Tom Sypkes Sr.

        Sep 20th, 2021

        Alfred Pearce

        Sep 18th, 2021

        Ernest Brauen

        Sep 18th, 2021

        Alex Yule

        Sep 17th, 2021

        Beverley Anne Swift (Vaselenak, nee Hill)

        Sep 16th, 2021

        See Celebrations of Life See More Obituaries 

        Opinion

        Gwynne DYer

        Gwynne Dyer: Traffic-light coalition after Merkel

          There are multiple social media options for learning information about political candidates and their party platforms. (Contributed)

          Are you using social media to try to impress?

            eEdition

            Red Deer Advocate, Sep 25

            Recent Issues

             

            More in Opinion 

            Trending Now
            Terry Fox Run will be held virtually on Sept. 19, 2021. (Terry Fox Foundation/Facebook)

            QUIZ: How much do you know about Terry Fox?

             

            More in Trending Now 

            Impress
            Trisha Fuller, from Hypnosis for Health. Trisha Fuller, from Hypnosis for Health.

            Mood vs Craving: Understanding the link … and the difference

            You can CHOOSE the mood you need to be in, and beat those cravings

              ECO Canada’s BEAHR training program provides customizable environmental training programming for Indigenous communities that uniquely braids traditional ecological knowledge with Western science.

              Why braiding traditional ecological knowledge with Western science is so important – and how ECO Canada’s BEAHR program is helping

              Training program helps Indigenous youth engage in a meaningful career in the environmental sector

                More in Impress 

                national-marketplace
                main image

                Edmonton Oilers Tickets

                   

                  More in national-marketplace