Life is tougher for the working poor in Red Deer than in most cities in Alberta.
As fish stories go, this sounded like a whopper.
But, hey, it was started at a golf course.
Red Deer City RCMP and Central Alberta Crime Stoppers are seeking help in tracking down a man who they say has an uninterrupted criminal history dating back to 2000.
Dolls With Issues, a 3D strata piece by Jill Black, and the acrylic painting Rowboats by Catherine Ford are part of the 2010 IB and AP art show by Lindsay Thurber and Hunting Hills High Schools students on until June 26 at the Red Deer Public Library downtown branch’s Kiwanis Gallery.
A member of the Red Deer Royals colour guard, above, hoists a flag. The Royals Marching Show Band will be auditioning new members for the 2010-2011 year on June 21 and 22.
Every Saturday morning, from the May long weekend to Thanksgiving, one of Red Deer’s most popular public events springs to life. It is the weekly Red Deer Public (Farmer’s) Market.
Red Deer RCMP traffic services will be keeping a photo radar eye on 14 city locations from now until June 23. School zones: 39th Street, Douglas Avenue,
A backhoe contracted by the City of Red Deer piles dirt and gravel on a closed 55th Street outside Julietta’s Place Tuesday. The excavation enabled a Public Works crew to begin installing underground services for the $1.6-million, 10-suite building by Central Alberta Women’s Outreach to provide temporary transitional housing for abused women and their children.
One of self-described animal communicator Jackie Larocque’s most recent victories was to purportedly bring a wayward cat back to a Delta, B.C., woman’s home.
Plasco Energy Group’s plan to build a waste-to-energy plant in Red Deer County has been given a $10 million vote of confidence.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step support group offering a solution for all forms of food addiction. No dues, fees or weigh-in. Central Alberta groups meet in Red Deer, Lacombe, Rimbey, and Ponoka. Call Joanne at 403-314-1922.
The 24 Red Deer Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron held its 66th Annual Ceremonial Review on Saturday at the Red Deer Regional Airport.
If the British tabs are to be believed, a Canadian girlfriend is the reason England’s goalie dropped the ball at the World Cup.
Rick Nigg figures he owes his survival from colon cancer to breakthrough drugs, his relentless anger at the disease — and his guitar.
Cool, fresh water is a hot commodity in Alberta.
So much so, in fact, that thirsty municipalities, industry and farmers in need of more water must rely on other users who have water rights to spare.
Central Alberta’s Crisis Centre is seeing a frightening trend in sexual assault — younger assailants.
Artists interested in having their creativity displayed sometime during 2011 in the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library need to get their submissions in by Sept. 24.
An infant lost his left leg after falling off a lawn mower in Stettler County on Monday afternoon.
A volunteer firefighter in Sylvan Lake says losing her home in last month’s four-building inferno has taught her to relate better to victims of such disasters.
Red Deer’s new three-storey parkade will officially be called Sorensen Station.
City council approved on Monday the name of the parkade at 4830-48t St. in recognition of Gordon Sorensen, considered the transportation pioneer for Red Deer and surrounding area.
