Lacombe

A second mental health classroom has opened in Red Deer Public Schools (RDPS).  

The new Pines Alternative School mental health classroom joins the already operating Escuela Vista Grande School and the Wetaskiwin Outreach at C.B McMurdo School classrooms.   

Through a partnership with CASA Mental Health, the provincial government is investing $70 million over three years to open 60 mental health classrooms across the province. 

Red Deer is welcoming a new family physician to the area.

Dr. Fidelis Oguejiofor is working out of The Branch Clinic. Dr. Oguejiofor will also be providing hospitalist services at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Individuals needing a family doctor can call 403-986-8600 to arrange a meet-and-greet appointment.

“Red Deer has tranquil and historic charm, and the people are friendly,” says Dr. Oguejiofor. “I am happy to be involved in providing high-quality medical care to local residents.”

Citizens of Lacombe answered the call yesterday, donating 2,060 lbs of food to the Lacombe Food Bank.

The Rotary Club of Lacombe hosted a Food Bank Drive setting up trucks at No Frills, Sobeys, and Co-op.

In addition, $572.50 in cash donations was collected.

If you weren't able to make it to the Food Bank Drive yesterday, you can still donate in person at the Lacombe Food Bank. 

Hours of operation are:
Tuesday 1-4 pm
Wednesday 1-4 pm
Thursday 6-8 pm
Friday 1-3 pm
Closed Saturday - Monday

The Blackfalds Bulldogs opened up their 2024/25 BCHL campaign with a pre-season loss.

The Bulldogs fell 5-2 at home Tuesday night to the Okotoks Oilers.

Blackfalds found themselves down 3-0 early in the second before Porter Byrd-Leitner got the Bulldogs on the board at 2:52 to cut the lead to 3-1.

Ben Rakowski would cut the lead to 3-2 at the 8:33 mark of the second.

That would be all the scoring for the Bulldogs as Okotoks would add two more in the third including an empty netter.

A temporary road closure is scheduled to start today (Sept. 16)  as work to expand the parkade at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre continues.

During this time, 39 St. will be closed between 52 Ave. and 51 Ave. directly south of the parkade. The parkade exit onto 39 St. will also be closed, with pedestrian traffic being redirected around the parkade to the east and west.

Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a male suspect accused of an assault which took place on August 10, 2024.

On August 14, 2024 RCMP were made aware of the assault which occurred outside of a business, located in the Morrisroe neighbourhood of Red Deer.

There are a lot of new faces around the dressing room this year, as the football season gets underway for the Lacombe Composite High School Rams who play in the Central Alberta High School Football League.

The Rams lost their opening tilt of the season 20-0 last Thursday against Thurber.

Head Coach Garner Kolybaba says on a roster of 49 players, about 28 of them are new to the team, either new to football or graduated from the Bantam Raiders.

Kamala Harris pushed back on Donald Trump's claims about immigration and abortion as the two leaders met face-to-face for the first time on a debate stage in Philadelphia Tuesday.

The matchup marked a pivotal moment during the final sprint of a close race for the White House and saw Trump and Harris lay out starkly different visions for the future of America. 

While it started with a handshake, the debate quickly saw the Democratic vice-president and Republican former president zero in on each other's records. 

On July 5, 2024, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Red Deer RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision, in the area of 77 Street and Riverside Drive, involving a pedestrian and a SUV.

As a result of the colision, the female pedestrian was airlifted to a hospital in Edmonton with significant injuries.

Following an investigation, Red Deer RCMP have charged Estela Chua, a 53-year-old resident of Blackfalds, Alta., with the following offence:

 On Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, Maskwacis RCMP received a report that the victim was assaulted and her vehicle, a 2023 Dodge truck,  stolen by two known offenders on Louis Bull First Nation.

RCMP then received a report that the same suspects using the stolen vehicle may have shot a firearm at another witness near the Bear Hills Truck Stop on the QE II.