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Red Deer could be on its way to becoming a Transition Town.The global movement, that started in the United Kingdom, is all about helping communities deal with problems related to climate change and recognize that oil production will soon reach its peak and start to decline.

Search-and-rescue groups say they want the federal government to help pay for liability and accident insurance for their volunteers or risk having them quit or emergency services withdrawn.

As it pours down rain outside, longtime Red Deer Tennis Club member Bill Wyten enjoys the climate-controlled atmosphere under the club’s new dome as he returns a volley from Diane Rasmussen on Monday afternoon. Open since the beginning of October, the dome is now open for business 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The club now boasts four indoor courts that will be operational through the winter.

Scholars from five world faiths will share their points of view at Red Deer College’s fourth annual World Religious Conference on Thursday.

An inmate who escaped from Hobbema’s Pe Sakastew Centre on Friday remains on the lam.

As she is retreats into the arms of her older sister Shana Fischer, Mahala Mowat, four, of Red Deer reacts as she gets a flu vaccine administered by David Thompson Health Region nurse Karen Taylor.

The “cracks” in Alberta’s health-care system will gape open this winter as the flu season — including the H1N1 virus — begins, says Alberta Liberal leader David Swann.

Passersby gather as Morgan McKee plays piano to draw them into the Scott Block on Friday.

A group of volunteers move several joined rink board panels into place as they work to set up the Red Deer Pond Hockey League rink next to the Kinsmen Community Centre, Saturday.

Cards at the Golden Circle are played on the following days: