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Despite frigid temperatures in the -20s, about 70 competitors took part in the second annual Bergen Red Neck Sled Drags on Jan. 16.

Olds and District Rural Crime Watch Association secretary-treasurer Judy Schlichenmayer is urging residents to phone police if they see something suspicious occurring. “I think society in general is reluctant to phone in stuff,” she says.

Partnerships and economic diversification are key areas of focus for the Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP), said its new executive director.

The annual Livestock Care Conference offers participants the opportunity to hear from a mix of local, provincial, national and even international professionals, say officials. “We always pull together a really good lineup of speakers,” said Dr.

Area Wildrose MLAs say they have concerns and questions about the provincial government's new LGBTQ guidelines for school boards.

The Alberta government's release of guidelines to help school boards set their own mandatory LGBTQ policies are being taken “into consideration” by Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools as it moves forward to complete its own mandatory policy before a M

A survey by the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) has found that rural municipalities share at least $160 million annually with urban and regional municipalities.

Red Deer County council has given first reading to a bylaw that would allow the county to lend the Red Deer Regional Airport $300,000 for the construction of a gravel base taxiway.

Changes to Canadian mortgage down payment rules in effect starting this month will impact some homebuyers in the region, according to Patricia McKean, a lead planner with Mortgage Architects. Effective Jan.

A new inter-municipal cooperation master agreement signed between the Town of Olds and Mountain View County will help both municipalities move forward with economic diversification, says county reeve Bruce Beattie.