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QuitCore, a program to help people stop smoking, is expanding this month to include Rimbey, Sylvan Lake and Coronation.

City council should leave well enough alone, says a panhandler who makes part of his living working the streets of downtown Red Deer.

She may only be 10 years old, but Michelle Swarbrick is already thinking about the money she’ll need to buy a house one day.

Red Deer and District Family and Community Support Services is taking the next step and will adopt a three-year funding model for community organizations that provide services.

A hotel room tax introduced on Jan. 1 will go a long ways towards marketing Red Deer area destinations and events, says a hotelier.

Parents looking for a little child minding help while they check out the newly renovated G.H. Dawe Community Centre may have to wait awhile.

The Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery wants $74,000 to pay for two new positions as part of preparations for the city’s centennial celebrations in 2013.

Soaring costs for de-icing equipment is prompting Red Deer Regional Airport to seek additional cash from city taxpayers.

A proposal to pump $175,000 into tourism marketing has been presented to Red Deer city council during budget talks.

A Red Deer councillor hopes to see a sixth ambulance back on city streets as part of a one-year contract extension with Alberta Health Services.