Construction priorities for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools include two new elementary schools in Red Deer and one in Blackfalds. The board of trustees recently approved Red Deer Catholic’s Three Year Capital…
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Province announces $3.4 million for Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre
Premier Jason Kenney announced $3.4 million to help build a centre to help young people who have been abused. The funding will go towards the proposed $22.4 million Central Alberta Child Advocacy…
$1.8 billion announced for Red Deer hospital expansion
Expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre will officially get a $1.8 billion investment in Thursday’s provincial budget. The injection of funds into central Alberta health care capacity was announced by…
New Blackfalds high school to move ahead through P3 partnership
A new high school for Blackfalds is one of five new high schools across the province moving ahead through a public-private partnership (P3). Government officials anticipate the P3 partnerships to save Alberta…
Cutting red tape: City of Red Deer eases policies to spur more development
The City of Red Deer is cutting red tape and adjusting policies to reduce development costs and spur more growth. Local developers who are doing building upgrades or new construction will face…
Red Deer city council approves $1.5M for servicing addictions treatment site
The City of Red Deer is partnering with the province to try to expedite the construction of the local addictions treatment centre. City councillors on Monday gave unanimous approval to a number…
Federal funding announced for several Red Deer infrastructure projects
The federal and provincial governments have announced funding for 61 infrastructure projects across Alberta, including several in the Red Deer area. Ottawa is investing more than $73 million in these projects through…
Red Deer city council discusses $219 M in capital projects for 2021
Red Deer’s proposed 2021 capital budget has nearly doubled, in these lean times, because the city wants to take advantage of federal and provincial infrastructure grants. City Manager Allan Seabrooke told council…
Construction expected to start next fall at Red Deer hospital
The $100-million expansion of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is expected to begin next fall. Alberta Infrastructure and Alberta Health Services are in the final stages of planning to expand and upgrade…
Lacombe Athletic Park Association unveils sign, breaks ground on field house expansion
The shovels were out but this wasn’t a typical ground-breaking ceremony. The Lacombe Athletic Park Association (LAPA) had a “socially distant” ME Global sign reveal and fieldhouse expansion celebration on Wednesday. Read…