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Hike For Hospice

Hike For Hospice

The second annual Hike For Hospice drew close to 200 runners and walkers, ranging in ages from one to 91.
Hero hound saves Olds girl

Hero hound saves Olds girl

A small Olds dog has been inducted into the Purina Hall of Fame.

Hard blow for hog industry

Innisfail-area hog producer Jim Smith has a very bad feeling about his industry’s future on a day when six new human cases of the H1N1 flu virus were announced in Alberta.
Cleanup cloud

Cleanup cloud

City of Red Deer Recreation, Parks and Culture Department employees Jason Brooks, in the sweeper, and Adam Donovan work to clear a winter’s worth of debris from the roadway leading through the Lions Campground on Monday. The campground opened for the season on Friday with the east end sites opening first. The west sites shown here will open after the cleanup is complete.

Wastewater expansion will meet region’s needs for next 25 years

Red Deer’s wastewater treatment plant has enough space to expand and meet the needs of the city and surrounding region for the next 25 years, according to a planning document approved on Monday.
BMX learners

BMX learners

After holding their first sign-up day of the year on Saturday, Red Deer BMX held a novice clinic and then an expert clinic at the BMX Track in the Great West Adventure Park.
Musicians loyal to the Royals

Musicians loyal to the Royals

The aerial photo tells it all: A group of starry-eyed Central Alberta band kids, their chests puffed out in pride, are marching through the streets of San Francisco.

People endangering hogs?

Central Alberta hog farmers are being urged to step-up “biosecurity” measures after pigs at an Alberta farm came down with the same virus that sickened people around the world.
Rollover results in traffic jam

Rollover results in traffic jam

Hwy 2 traffic southbound backs up as northbound traffic passes the scene after a car rolled over on northbound Hwy 2 around 11:15 a.m. Friday.

Workplace accident has resulted in death

A worker at IP Fabrications Ltd. died in a Calgary hospital on Wednesday after a workplace accident on Tuesday afternoon.