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Easter egg hunt

Easter egg hunt

Tara Rogers and her daughter Alyssa, centre, race with other children and parents at the start of the Easter egg scavenger hunt at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre Sunday. The Easter Spring Fling featured three nature-themed egg hunts for children of various ages where they had to answer nature-themed questions plus Easter- and spring-related crafts and activities.
Getting to the roots of Alberta

Getting to the roots of Alberta

From the Western blue flag to the rattlesnake plantain, Red Deer resident Tony Blake has tracked down plants from the exotic to the ordinary, as part of a hobby that has him travelling around his own community and the province each summer.
Voters want to stay in city

Voters want to stay in city

Breaking up could be hard to do.Provincial Electoral Boundaries Commission members might well be advised to tread lightly when divorcing the southern stretches of Red Deer from the Red Deer South riding,

Police pleased wounds of violence to be reported

A new piece of legislation making it mandatory for medical staff to report stab wounds and gunshots to police has been greeted with open arms by the officer in charge of Red Deer City RCMP.

Families question 2011 withdrawal

Relatives of some soldiers killed in Kandahar openly questioned Saturday whether the Canadian military should withdraw entirely from Afghanistan next year and suggested a premature retreat calls into question the sacrifices of their sons.
Home Front - April 3

Home Front - April 3

The Diamonds will entertain during an old time dance to be held Saturday, April 17, at the Ponoka Moose Lodge.

Switchboard - April 2

Easter Sunday Service at Mirror United Church will be celebrated on April 4 at 9:30 a.m. Phone 403-352-3837.
Motorists advised to watch out for equipment

Motorists advised to watch out for equipment

A lot more truck and heavy-equipment traffic is expected behind Red Deer’s water treatment plant this week — and pedestrians and motorists are being warned to be careful.
Career Day at Westpark Middle School

Career Day at Westpark Middle School

arb Kresowaty, a physiotherapist with Pursuit Physiotherapy helps Westpark Middle School student Riley Parsons with a balance exercise as Sarah Franklin, Sarah Bailly and Sarah Rowell take part in career day at the school on Thursday.
Hard road back

Hard road back

Stabbed in the heart two years ago, Tanner Chaboyer has made significant strides in an arduous fight to regain some of his former promise.