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Sylvan Lake to try new plan on cat problem

Operation Turnaround will tackle cat control from a new angle.
Local briefs - December 17

Local briefs - December 17

Blair Jason Hinkley, 36, of Ponoka has been ordered to appear in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen’s Bench on Jan. 11 to set a date on charges of drunk driving causing death and impaired driving.
Locomotive full of food

Locomotive full of food

Olivia Johnson, 13, gets help from friend Lindy Fraser-Giroux, also 13, front centre, to smile as they and other Grade 8 leadership team members pose with the Glendale Science and Technology School’s Christmas train of food Thursday. Modelled on the Polar Express, the 10-day effort in every classroom netted 1,174 non-pershiable food items for the Red Deer Food Bank.

RDC, Olds College not going to increase tuition

Red Deer College and Olds College aren’t planning to increase tuition fees for the 2011-2012 school year.
Young students learning to speak Cree in attempt to save language

Young students learning to speak Cree in attempt to save language

A Red Deer program is promoting aboriginal culture and language.Wichinahin Kohopikiwan Play School, operated by Red Deer Child Care Society, introduces Plains Cree language to aboriginal children age 19 months to five years.
Local briefs - December 16

Local briefs - December 16

A Stettler school principal and former town councillor who assaulted his wife has been given a conditional discharge in Stettler provincial court.

City to clear up secondary suite backlog

A huge backlog of existing secondary suite applications will be significantly reduced with changes to a Red Deer bylaw.

Market group studies operational models

A lot of questions regarding what a year-round market in Red Deer might look like cannot be answered until the city starts asking for proposals,

Crack dealer jailed

A speeding incident turned into a lengthy jail term for a man who was sentenced to three years in jail Wednesday for trafficking in crack cocaine.

Affordable housing in short supply in Red Deer County

Red Deer County is short of affordable housing and efforts should be made to encourage building of lower-cost housing options such as manufactured home parks, says a new study.