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snippets and summaries of news reports of interest to residents and visitors from local media (primarily Red Deer Advocate and Red Deer Express). Click on Headline for more detail.

MARCH 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 28, 2008   College Develops Biodiesel Processing Unit
Mar. 13, 2008   Christian High School Proceeds While Waiting for River Glen
Mar. 6, 2008   Sports Academy Offered by Notre Dame High School

FEBRUARY 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Feb. 28, 2008   Travelling National Health Survey Stops in Red Deer
Feb. 22, 2008   Red Deer College Offers Improved Truck Training Program
Feb. 16, 2008   Author to Speak at College in March
Feb. 13, 2008   Bank Donates $450,000 to Red Deer College
Feb. 4, 2008   Lacombe College to Grant Education Degrees
Feb. 1, 2008   Author Discusses Positive Geography of Hope

JANUARY 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 28, 2008   Penhold Grade 7 Students to Build Hovercraft
Jan. 26, 2008   CollegeSide Care Home Expansion Gets Funding
Jan. 18, 2008   Olds Bell E-Learning Centre Ready to Open in April
Jan. 17, 2008   River Glen School Land May be Sold
Jan. 12, 2008   Dawe School Upgrades Coincides with Recreation Upgrades
Jan. 12, 2008   Rethink Red Deer Creating Public Awareness

DECEMBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 18, 2007   Another Half Million Donated to Red Deer College Project
Dec. 7, 2007   Confluence High School Suggested for Ponoka
Dec. 6, 2007   Olds Learning Centre Will Have Major Economic Impact

NOVEMBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 26, 2007   New Farm Safety Display Opens at Safety City
Nov. 21, 2007   Red Deer College Names Nova Partner of Year
Nov. 16, 2007   Movie Has World Premier in Red Deer
Nov. 14, 2007   College Expansion Progressing Well
Nov. 14, 2007   New Catholic School Opens in Sylvan Lake

OCTOBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Oct. 24, 2007   Two Women Added to LTCHS Wall of Fame
Oct. 24, 2007   Concert Society Changes Name, Moves to Innisfail
Oct. 22, 2007   Parkland Invests at College for Transportation
Oct. 19, 2007   Transportation Minister Announces Road Safety Plan
Oct. 18, 2007   Nobel Prize Nominee Warns of Climate Change Threat
Oct. 15, 2007   Red Deer College Adds Millions to Local Economy
Oct. 12, 2007   Growing Support for Proposed New College Entrance
Oct. 5, 2007   Urban Student Numbers Up, Rural Down
Oct. 4, 2007   Research and Innovation Opportunities Offered at College
Oct. 3, 2007   Donalds Donate $3 Million to Red Deer College

SEPTEMBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Sept. 4, 2007   Orchestra Outgrowing Current Facility

AUGUST 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Aug. 31, 2007   Two Aging City Schools Get Provincial Funding
Aug. 28, 2007   Water Conservation Strategy Approved by City Council
Aug. 24, 2007   Red Deer College Expansion Gets Another $18 Million
Aug. 22, 2007   Wildlife Centre Owl Star of TV and Film
Aug. 15, 2007   Board Game Teaches Water Preservation
Aug. 2, 2007   Red Deer College Explores Residential Expansion

JULY 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
July 27, 2007   Next Stage of College Expansion Ready to Proceed
July 23, 2007   Lacombe Research Centre Marks 100 Years
July 12, 2007   Springbrook Hosts Annual Summer Cadet Training

JUNE 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
June 30, 2007   Dawe Centre Upgrade Gets School Board Blessing
June 30, 2007   Olds Community Learning Campus Progressing Well
June 25, 2007   Wolf Creek School Division Reviews Challenges
June 15, 2007   Initial Part of College Expansion Completed
June 15, 2007   Red Deer College Explores Regional Expansion

MAY 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
May 31, 2007   Equine Program at Olds College Expanding
May 26, 2007   Federal Biofuel Grant Goes to Olds College
May 23, 2007   Major Upgrade to Dawe Centre Approved
May 14, 2007   Schools Market to International Students
May 9, 2007   Catholic School Division Develops Wish List
May 5, 2007   New Alberta Book Features Regional Attractions
May 3, 2007   Olds College Opens New BioFuel Technology Centre
May 1, 2007   Olds College to Pick Up Dropped Costume Program
May 1, 2007   Catholic School Division to Build Bus Barns

APRIL 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Apr. 26, 2007   Pines School Switching to Christian School
Apr. 9, 2007   Costume Making Comes to End at Red Deer College
Apr. 6, 2007   Red Deer College Considers Bus Service

MARCH 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 20, 2007   Sky Wings Aviation Academy Celebrates 25 Years
Mar. 19, 2007   Parents Propose Science School to Keep Pines Facility Open
Mar. 15, 2007   Arar Tells Audience to Value Freedom
Mar. 10, 2007   Bell Invests $3 Million For Name on Olds Facility
Mar. 7, 2007   Boost in Funding for College Trades Programs
Mar. 3, 2007   Three Hills Bible Institute Expands

FEBRUARY 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Feb. 22, 2007   College and City Explore Challenges of Foreign Workers
Feb. 15, 2007   Olds College Hosts Canadian Beef School
Feb. 6, 2007   City and College Release Study on Attracting Immigrants

JANUARY 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 29, 2007   Olds College Receives Million Dollar Donation
Jan. 27, 2007   Stettler Town and School Division May Share Office Space
Jan. 22, 2007   Red Deer College Offers Courses in Rocky Mountain House

DECEMBER 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 15, 2006   Provincial Award Won by Rocky Historian

NOVEMBER 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 28, 2006   Research Grant for Olds College
Nov. 28, 2006   Practical Arts Building Approved for Spruce View School
Nov. 25, 2006   Cost of College Expansion Escalates
Nov. 22, 2006   Schools For Tomorrow Plan Includes New Schools For Region
Nov. 16, 2006   Red Deer and Olds College Expansions Get Provincial Funds
Nov. 16, 2006   Symposium on the Future of Farming Held at Westerner Park
Nov. 15, 2006   Clarkson Chooses Red Deer for Citizenship Institute
Nov. 9, 2006   Initiative Launched for Young Entrepreneurs
Nov. 2, 2006   College Joins Red Deer Corridor Economic Partnership
Nov. 2, 2006   Olds College Expands Animal Health Technician Program

OCTOBER 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Oct. 23, 2006    Greenspace Displays Environmental Initiatives
Oct. 23, 2006    Blindman River a Bonanza for Fossil Hunters
Oct. 16, 2006   Modernized Sundre School Completed
Oct. 14, 2006   Sod Turns for Start of Major College Expansion
Oct. 6, 2006   Red Deer Vital Signs Project Under Way
Oct. 2, 2006   Artist, Former Ballerina to be Featured Speaker at College

SEPTEMBER 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Sept. 23, 2006   High Speed Rail Market Study to be Released Next July
Sept. 15, 2006   Composite High School Renewal Now Complete
Sept. 1, 2006   Only One Central Alberta School Announced by Province

AUGUST 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Aug. 30, 2006   Red Deer County Bypassed on Location of Police College
Aug. 30, 2006   Olds College Plans Horse Racing Training
Aug. 26, 2006   Art Collection Growing at Red Deer College
Aug. 25, 2006   National Website Features Central Alberta Historical Sites
Aug. 24, 2006   Construction Begins on Major Expansion of Red Deer College
Aug. 5, 2006   Olds Learning Centre Gets Underway

JULY 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
July 25, 2006   New Red Deer College Building Gets Approval
July 20, 2006   Farm Safety Added to Safety City
July 19, 2006   Construction Cost of College Complex Increases
July 18, 2006   Upgrades Funded at Lacombe High School
July 18, 2006   City Approves Design Stage of Dawe Centre Upgrades
July 14, 2006   Springbrook One of Four Still in Running for Police College
July 14, 2006   Historic Arches Proposed for Downtown Red Deer
July 12, 2006   Bio-Fuel Initiatives to be Discussed
July 3, 2006   Olds School Project Discussed at Oxford

JUNE 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
June 17, 2006   Red Deer College Has Ambitious and Varied Plans
June 17, 2006   School Division Confirms Expansion and Upgrade Priorities
June 14, 2006   Olds College Expands Apprenticeship Training
June 1, 2006   Red Deer's Pines School Parents Protest Closure

MAY 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
May 31, 2006   Five Regional Communities Still in Running for Police College
May 26, 2006   Olds High School Project Officially Starts Construction
May 25, 2006   Plan Calls For Reorganizing, Closure and Building of Schools
May 16, 2006   Planning Commission Approves Projects at Red Deer College
May 12, 2006   Project Encourages Stories from Recent Arrivals to Region
May 5, 2006   Lacombe County Approves Tees Drug Treatment Centre

APRIL 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Apr. 25, 2006   Red Deer College Expansion Attracts No Opposition
Apr. 24, 2006   Regional Artists Open Gallery in Red Deer
Apr. 22, 2006   Red Deer College Board Approves Expansion Plans
Apr. 17, 2006   Private College Opens in Red Deer for Trades Training
Apr. 14, 2006   Decision on Police Academy Expected by Mid-May
Apr. 12, 2006   Red Deer Public School Board Studies Growth Options

MARCH 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 31, 2006   Local Business Contributes to Red Deer College Expansion
Mar. 29, 2006   Red Deer College and Olds College Increase Student Spaces
Mar. 20, 2006   Red Deer Diversity Group Launches Fund to Fight Racism
Mar. 15, 2006  Arts and Business Degrees Planned for Red Deer College
Mar. 2, 2006  Red Deer College Expansion Slated for Construction This Spring

FEBRUARY 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Feb. 22, 2006  Pilot Project Focuses on First Nations Entrepreneurship
Feb. 21, 2006  Market Feasibility Study For High Speed Rail to Proceed
Feb. 11, 2006  Constructed Should Start Soon on Red Deer College Expansion
 
JANUARY 2006 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 13, 2006  Nova Contributes $1 Million to Expansion of Red Deer College

DECEMBER 2005 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 17, 2005  Better Labeling of Anhydrous Ammonia Urged for Rail Cars
Dec. 17, 2005  43 Derailments in Central Alberta in 10 Years
Dec. 16, 2005  Police College Being Pursued by Six Communities in Region
Dec. 10, 2005  Olds College Announces Jockey School

NOVEMBER 2005 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 21, 2005  Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame Relocated to Red Deer
Nov. 18, 2005  Red Deer College Announces Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Plan

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