Student conference to explore how biodiversity will define Alberta’s future
Central Alberta-based not-for-profit organization Ten Peaks Innovation Alliance is gearing up for the fifth annual 10Peaks Innovation Xchange (10PIX) student conference this fall.
The event is designed for youth in Grades 7 to 12 and includes 16 speakers, and two keynote sessions, with a focus on energy, environment, and climate.
Chinook’s Edge to increase school fees
The Chinook’s Edge Board of Trustees received a quarterly financial update and approved increasing school fees during the April 8 meeting.
Here are the meeting highlights:
Chinook’s Edge Board responds to increasing costs with increase in fees
The Board has approved increases to school fees for families, due to increasing costs, as follows:
Uber Canada calls out Red Deer as 6th most forgetful city
Uber Canada released its 9th annual Lost and Found Index on April 8, highlighting the most forgotten items left behind by Canadian riders over the past year.
The list also breaks down the top 10 most forgetful cities in Canada, with Red Deer ranking 6th. Surprisingly, Red Deer riders are leaving behind items more often than those in Toronto and Calgary, which ranked among the top 3 least forgetful cities.
The West Coast of Canada seems to be especially forgetful, with Lethbridge, Kelowna, and Victoria ranking as the most forgetful cities this year.
Huge savings in the Central Alberta Online Auction
It's back!! The Central Aberta Online auction, and your chance to save big on incredible items from many local businesses.
This season's auction has more items than ever. You can bid from different categories including:
- Agriculture
- Automotive
- Clothing and footwear
- Entertainment
- Health
- Hotels
- Pets
- Restaurants
and many more.
Listen to Sunny 94 as we will be talking with some of our sellers about the amazing deals you can bid on.
Central Alberta soccer team heading to Portugal for elite tournament
A soccer team from Central Alberta is preparing to head overseas to compete in one of the largest youth soccer tournaments in the world.
The Ponoka Storm U15 Girls will take part in the IberCup in Estoril, Portugal, from July 1 to 7, 2025.
The group of 16 has been fundraising for the trip over the past couple of years, participating in various bottle drives and raffles.
Head coach Lonny Behm explained the motivation behind their mission.
Alberta moves to restrict public boards' power to police trustees, councilors
The Alberta United Conservative government introduced two bills Tuesday to reduce the self-policing powers of elected public school boards and municipal councils.
One bill, if passed, would cancel local councils' codes of conduct and put an end to any ongoing complaints or sanctions that aren’t before the courts.
Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver, before introducing the legislation, told reporters that in some cases, codes of conduct had been weaponized to silence dissent on municipal councils.
Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant public address: health minister
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta's measles outbreak isn't dire enough for the province's top public health doctor to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to do more to stop the spread.
Alberta Health Services announced seven new cases of the highly infectious disease Tuesday, bringing the province's confirmed case total to 43 since early March. Cases have been reported in all five provincial health zones.
Red Deer looking for Municipal Policing Committee members
The City of Red Deer is looking for members for its Municipal Policing Committee.
This group will help guide local policing priorities, ensure public concerns are heard, and build stronger connections between policing and the community.
Requirements:
New initiative hopes to boost consumer confidence for Canadian meat products
Canadian producers will have a new way to make sure they can say their product is upholding sustainability, as the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is unveiling their participation in the Protein PACT Sustainability Framework. The initiative will look to uphold sustainability standards across the country for Canada's beef producers.
Lauren Martin, the Senior Director of Public Affairs and Corporate Council for CMC, says that it was made in cooperation with our southern neighbours.
Red Deer airport revving up for high-flying classic car show
The fourth annual Props & Pistons Show & Shine will take place at the Red Deer Regional Airport on Saturday, May 31.
This year marks the third time the show has been held as a standalone event. It was also part of the airshow in 2023.
"We anticipate a full line-up of vehicle displays from Red Deer Cruise Night. They’re helping us by putting together all of the cars in the car show displays coming on-site, as well as a line-up of aircraft," said Nancy Paish, CEO of the Red Deer Regional Airport.