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There will be a temporary water service outage for properties on 45 A Street between Highway 53 and 42 Avenue in Ponoka. This will begin tomorrow morning sometime after 8 a.m. as crews work to repair a watermain break in the area.

Updates will be provided as they are available, including an estimate on when water service will be restored.

To prepare for the water outage, residents are advised to fill containers and their bathtubs with water.

The Ponoka RCMP issued a report on some of the calls received between Feb. 23 and March 18.

Here are the calls:  

Base and consumption rates for residential and commercial water and wastewater in Rocky Mountain House will increase starting April 1.  

The new rate will appear on the May invoice and apply to April consumption.  

Utilities operate on a cost-recovery model. The town charges what it costs to deliver utilities to residents and businesses.   

RCMP are continuing to search for Jan-Anne August, who is wanted for various crimes.

August's last known location is unknown.

Her areas of activity include Clairmont, Calgary, Foothills County, Munson, Bragg Creek, Kneehill County, Enchant, Lethbridge County, Lethbridge, Taber, Vulcan, Olds, Alternate, Vulcan County, Strathmore, Grande Prairie, and the County of Newell.

Do not approach August if you spot her.

Report any information to police or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

The Red Deer Food Bank is now growing fresh produce indoors thanks to a new hydroponic growing system.

Through a $75,000 grant from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a hydroponic sea can was purchased to grow fresh produce to support the food bank’s hamper program.

Previously, the food bank received limited amounts of fresh produce from grocery partners, making it difficult to provide enough to meet client demand.

On March 19, the Wetaskiwin RCMP reported that a missing 61-year-old resident of Wetaskiwin was located safe.

Johnathan Chadwich Cochran was reported missing on March 15.

He was last seen on March 10, walking from his home in Wetaskiwin around 9 p.m.

The Wetaskiwin RCMP were concerned for his well-being. 

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The Vanberg Cup Finals resume Friday night as the Innisfail Eagles welcome the Lacombe Generals for Game 4 of the North Central Senior AA Hockey League Championship.

The Eagles lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.

Innisfail jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the series, but Lacombe was able to fight back with a 4-3 win Sunday at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex.

The Red Deer U15 AAA Rebels are proud to host the 2025 Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships, for the U15 AAA division.  

The tournament starts on Thursday, March 20th, and continues through Sunday, March 23rd. Games will be played at the Servus Arena in Red Deer.  

Five teams, including the host Red Deer Rebels, will participate in the provincial championships. They will vie for a spot in the gold medal final on Sunday and a chance to win the provincial crown.  

The RDP Queens won gold at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Indoor Track Championships. Also, the Kings Indoor Track team picked up bronze in Edmonton.

The Queens Hockey team solidified ACAC silver while the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Hockey team captured a two games to one lead in the best-of-five ACAC Men’s Hockey Championship Final.

Red Deer's home sales are off to a hot start this year.

According to the latest Market Update from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), sales are up month-to-month and have also risen compared to last year.

There were 130 units sold in February 2025, an increase of 34 from January 2025. Red Deer saw 110 units sold in February 2024.

New listings for Red Deer were at 145 for February 2025, with total inventory at 172, which is down 33 per cent from last year.