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City of Red Deer Recreation Parks and Culture employee Bob Thresher manoeuvres a tractor along the trail system east of Gaetz Avenue along the south side of the Red Deer River on Thursday.

Public libraries in Alberta have received a boost in funding from the provincial government at a time when the recession is causing many of them to see an increased demand for their services.

It’s a full of action, drama, passion — and the fairy tale ending is now within sight.For the past six months, a documentary film crew has been following the Bentley Generals on their journey to the Allan Cup, the coveted grail of Canadian senior hockey.

Red Deer Hospice executive director Brenda Watts gives Red Deer County volunteer firefighter Darcy Johannson and Bombardiers Myron Bridge and Matthew Pylychaty of the 78th Field Battery a tour of the hospice this week. The trio were on hand to give the Red Deer Hospice Society $2,078.94, the proceeds from a charity hockey game between the field battery’s Warriors team and one of firefighters from the county and the city.

The Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School musical Kiss Me Kate opens with the rousing number Another Opening Another Show at the Memorial Centre Wednesday.

A former superintendent with Wild Rose School Division is suing the division for $5.29 million.

Glendale Middle School parents are concerned there won’t be the same number of class choices for students, that there won’t be enough gym space or the same opportunities to join sports teams if three northside schools become kindergarten to Grade 8 facilities.

SUNDRE — The Town of Sundre will be up the creek — literally — unless the Red Deer River is brought under control, say local citizens.

A plan to direct development around Gleniffer Lake that some landowners fear doesn’t go far enough to protect the area was approved by Red Deer County on Tuesday.

Red Deer County has launched a mammoth $8-million road paving program this year to take advantage of prices driven down by a stumbling economy.