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Sanctuary in the city

Sanctuary in the city

An untitled painting of poplar trees is part of the show Sanctuary in the City: Portraits of the Urban Forest by Janet Cole on display until May 2 in the Red Deer Public Library downtown branch’s Kiwanis Gallery. The public is welcome to attend a meet-the-artist party on April 26 from 2 to 4 p.m., where Cole will talk about her art and the city’s urban forests.
Ambulance dispatch still unclear

Ambulance dispatch still unclear

Ambulances in Central Alberta will be dispatched by an Edmonton dispatch centre, but what constitutes “Central Alberta” has not yet been announced.

Rural landowners invited to meetings concerning Bill 19

More meetings and petitions are being organized to help rural landowners understand a new bill that would change the way the province acquires land for major projects.Infrastructure Minister Jack Hayden, MLA for Drumheller-Stettler, says Bill 19 offers protections not available to landowners under existing legislation.
Near-sellout crowd for country star Johnny Reid

Near-sellout crowd for country star Johnny Reid

Country music singer Johnny Reid performs in Red Deer on Wednesday. Promoting his new album, Reid is currently on the western swing of his Dance With Me tour. Reid and his bandmates got a warm welcome in Red Deer, playing to a near sold-out house at the Centrium.

Police bust down on quad thefts

A Rocky Mountain House RCMP crackdown on rampant quad stealing has the bad guys on the run and dramatically reduced the number of thefts.
Scars of war in Khartoum

Scars of war in Khartoum

A winding side road among the dusty streets of Northern Khartoum’s industrial area leads to a building that has seen better days.
Spring walk

Spring walk

Shadow, a border collie/Labrador cross, carries an oversized stick while taking a walk around Bower Pond with Brandy Hartley and Cheryl Hanson recently. Red Deer’s parks and pathways were busy over the weekend as people took advantage of the sunshine and almost-spring-like weather.
Teen girl charged in fatal car crash near Sylvan Lake

Teen girl charged in fatal car crash near Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake RCMP have laid criminal charges against a 17-year-old girl in connection with a Sylvan Lake area crash that killed two teens last October.
African violet enthusiast cultivates science excellence

African violet enthusiast cultivates science excellence

A teenaged reservist from Spruce View is winning awards for the grow-op she has set up in the basement of her rural home.
Searchers on target in Texas

Searchers on target in Texas

In one exercise, four of Red Deer Search and Rescue team members were called on to crawl through a collapsed building to find three victims entombed in a specially designed cavity.