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Documentary and Discussion at Kerry Wood Nature Centre presents the film will be The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream, followed by discussion and refreshments on Dec. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $3 per person at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Call 403-346-2010.

Volunteers Wilma Heal, left, and Kathy Brook stock Christmas Bureau shelves as other volunteers help bureau patrons choose gifts Friday: like many other charities this holiday season, the bureau is finding giving down and demand up.

Several snow plows take over 32nd Street Saturday, as City of Red Deer crews work to keep up with past weeks’ worth of snow. Nearly 30 cm of snow was dumped on Central Alberta in a little over a week, leaving the city crews to play catchup. But Central Albertans may have a bit of a rest from their shovelling and plowing as very little snow is expected to fall over the next few days.

Lindsay Thurber’s jazz choir Take Note will take to the stage for Jazz Night — “And So It Goes” on Jan. 8. Students will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the mainstage at Red Deer College Arts Centre.

From the left, Tayler Kennedy, Shamara Carrick and Candace Malley keep things light as they prepare gift bags for seniors at the Family Services of Central Alberta office in Red Deer on Monday.

Red Deer hit a new low Monday morning when the temperature dropped to -40.5 Celsius.

An Edmonton man is fortunate to be alive after he hopped a freight train and nearly froze to death Friday when he couldn’t dismount the train between Wetaskiwin and Blackfalds.

Poinsettia Sale in support of Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter will be held at Bower Place Shopping Centre until Dec. 19.

Senior citizens can take part in the Red Deer Kin Seniors Light Tour. The event will take place on Tuesday and includes a tour by bus throughout the city to enjoy this year’s festive season and all of the beautiful Christmas lights that come with it.

A pedestrian passes the colourful light display at City Hall Park at dusk this week. With the snow that has fallen on Central Alberta over the past week, festive decorations have taken on a much more seasonal look. City Hall Park is especially appealing after dark when thousands of LED bulbs are turned on throughout the park.