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Driver found guilty in fatal collision

Driver found guilty in fatal collision

RIMBEY — A gravel truck driver involved in a school bus accident that killed a Rimbey girl has been convicted of careless driving and driving at an unreasonable rate of speed.
Tight formation

Tight formation

Flying in formation, three white pelicans make their way towards the Red Deer River, near the Riverside Heavy Industrial Park in Red Deer, Tuesday. The unmistakable birds, with their large bills, are often seen soaring along the river.
Landscaping the Bend

Landscaping the Bend

Appollo Landscaping employees Tory Wilson in the skid steer and Spencer Hachey work to complete grading work near a new floating dock at Three Mile Bend on Tuesday. Along with new trails at the off leash dog park the addition of the floating dock will make it easier for canoe and kayak lessons to launch their boats into the ponds.
First riders

First riders

Set to take their first rides on a school bus Kash, left, and Reno Dolphin and their mother Stephanie take part in the first program of its kind in Red Deer.
Chokecherry picker

Chokecherry picker

Every year, when they are in season, Rosa Donaghy picks a vast variety of berries available on bushes throughout Red Deer. With a long stick, that has a hook on the end, she reaches out to the upper branches. Above, she picks some chokecherries.
‘Best college in Canada’

‘Best college in Canada’

Less than a week from retirement, Red Deer College president Ron Woodward took some time to reflect on his 11 years at the helm Monday.
Boxing club in the Big Time

Boxing club in the Big Time

Red Deer fans created a raucous background for a live TSN Sportscentre broadcast from the Collicutt Centre parking lot on Monday.
Trucking donations

Trucking donations

Adam Frisch passes laundry detergent to Anna Sheridan, the Central Alberta Women‘s Emergency Shelter volunteer co-ordinator, as she and other shelter workers unload a truckload of donations Friday.
Trial begins for truck driver in fatal crash with a school bus

Trial begins for truck driver in fatal crash with a school bus

A trial is underway for the driver of a gravel truck that collided with a school bus in central Alberta last year, killing a 17-year-old girl and injuring two other students.
An inflated sense of satisfaction

An inflated sense of satisfaction

The Red Deer Tennis Club finally has a roof over its head. Fundraising and building chair Mark Jones threw his hands up in celebration as the dome was being inflated on Saturday afternoon. The long-awaited dome — a $600,000 project — will cover four of the Red Deer Tennis Club’s 10 courts, and will enable local tennis enthusiasts to play year-round.