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JULY 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
July 31, 2010
Rail Tourist Attraction Concept
On Track
July 31, 2010
Downtown Office
Tower Nears Completion
July 29, 2010
Downtown Mixed-Use
Building Gets Approval
July 29, 2010
Land Deal Assists
Riverside Meadows Project
July 27, 2010
Ambitious River Park
Expansion Plan Adopted
July 22, 2010
Province Funds
Cancer Centre Expansion
July 13, 2010
Dawe Centre Ready for August Opening
July 12, 2010
New Downtown Parkade Almost Complete
July 9, 2010
Community Supports Ronald McDonald House
July 6, 2010
Transportation
Study to Include High Speed Rail
JUNE 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
June 30, 2010
Prime Site
Development Requires Road Changes
June 19, 2010
Future University for Red Deer Discussed
June 18, 2010
Builder Contributes to College Building
Fund
June 15, 2010
City Transit Parkade Named After Sorensen
June 15, 2010
College Eco Business Park Expected to Proceed
June 14, 2010
Enthusiasts to Preserve Transportation Heritage
June 12, 2010
SPCA Opens New Modern
Building
June 11, 2010
Expert Says Urgency Needed
on High Speed Rail
June 11, 2010
Mixed-Use Building Plan
Revealed for Prime Site
June 10, 2010
McDonald House
Construction to Start Soon
MAY 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
May 28, 2010
Interchange Upgrade Planned at Red Deer
South
May 28, 2010
City Kin Kanyon Park to be Redeveloped
May 27, 2010
Pedestrian Bridges
Airlifted to Natural Park
May 13, 2010
No New Major City Road Projects in 2010
May 12, 2010
Energy Companies Donate $1 Million to RD College
May 11, 2010
Aquatic Groups Band Together for Pool
May 5, 2010
Historical Society to Organize City Centennial
May 4, 2010
City Swimming Pool Study Funds Released
APRIL 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Apr. 27, 2010
Divisions Collaborate on
New Schools in Region
Apr. 20, 2010
Minor Traffic Change
Around Cenotaph Park
Apr. 7, 2010
Mid Summer Opening for
North City Rec Centre
Apr. 2, 2010
New City River Water Intake Completed
Apr. 1, 2010
Red Deer Ronald
McDonald House Breaks Ground
MARCH 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 24, 2010
City Parkade Construction
Making Progress
Mar. 23, 2010
City Downtown
Cenotaph Park to Proceed
Mar. 23, 2010
City Boosts Financial
Support for Heritage Ranch
Mar. 16, 2010
New SPCA Animal Centre
Ready to Open
Mar. 13, 2010
Luxury Riverfront
Development Proposed
Mar. 11, 2010
Talks Proceed for South
Red Deer Development
Mar. 6, 2010
Funds Committed to $36
Million Sewer Project
Mar. 4, 2010
City and County Plan to
Extend Waskasoo Park
Mar. 3, 2010
Proposals for Downtown Cenotaph Park Revealed
FEBRUARY 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Feb. 23, 2010
Rotary Donates to Ronald
House and SPCA
Feb. 20, 2010
Waskasoo Park
Upgrades Continue
Feb. 19, 2010
Native Complex to
Include Housing, Services
Feb. 16, 2010
Red Deer Museum Makeover Opens to Public
Feb. 12, 2010
Tennis Club Plans to
Build New Facility
Feb. 10, 2010
Red Deer Royals Band
Looking For New Facility
Feb. 9, 2010
City Commits $1
Million to Curling Centre Upgrade
Feb. 8, 2010
City Downtown Parkade to
be Ready by June
Feb. 5, 2010
Curling Club Opts To
Overhaul Current Facility
Feb. 4, 2010
Major Attractions Proposed for Red Deer
Area
Feb. 2, 2010
Ronald McDonald
House Approaching its Goal
JANUARY 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 28, 2010
Dawe Centre
Project on Time, on Budget
Jan. 19, 2010
Commercial Plan Approved for Former
County Site
Jan. 14, 2010
New City SPCA Building
Expected to Open in March
Jan. 6, 2010
$1 Million Donation to Ronald McDonald House
DECEMBER 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 19, 2009
Several City
Initiatives to Move Forward in 2010
Dec. 18, 2009
Major City Arterial Road
Improvements Set
Dec. 10, 2009
Westerner Park Gets Bigger and Greener
NOVEMBER 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 26, 2009
Sod Turned for New
Vision Seniors Condo Complex
Nov. 24, 2009
City Council Passes Lean
Capital Budget
Nov. 20, 2009
Several City Major
Projects to be Deferred
Nov. 10, 2009
Group Wants Aquatic Centre as 2013
Project
Nov. 9, 2009
New Cancer Centre Expected by 2012
Nov. 3, 2009
New Ronald McDonald House Approved
Nov. 3, 2009
Central Alberta Cancer Centre Expanding
Nov. 3, 2009
City Makes 50 Year Deal With Westerner
Park
OCTOBER 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Oct. 21, 2009
Michener Condos Could Begin Later This
Year
Oct. 20, 2009
Heritage Ranch Plan Endorsed by City
Council
Oct. 15, 2009
High Speed Rail Needs
Political Will
Oct. 3, 2009
Westerner Administration
Building Officially Opens
Oct. 2, 2009
City Residential Permits
Continue Rise
SEPTEMBER 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Sept. 24, 2009
Public Sees Heritage Ranch
Plan
Sept. 15, 2009
International
Award for Downtown Plan
Sept. 15, 2009
Skyway Building Plan
Reduced to 4 Storeys
Sept. 10, 2009
City to Review East
Town Square Concept
AUGUST 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Aug. 26, 2009
Supportive Living Housing Complex
Underway
Aug. 24, 2009
High Speed Rail
Symposium Coming to City
Aug. 20, 2009
Visionary Plan
Unveiled for Downtown Park
Aug. 12, 2009
College May Receive Loan for Road Work
Aug. 11, 2009
City Council Gives Southpointe Plan First
Reading
Aug. 6, 2009
Water Intake Project Detours City Trail
Aug. 5, 2009
Westerner Staff Moves to New Building
JULY 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
July 27, 2009
'Green'
Condos for Downtown Set to Proceed
July 24, 2009
Downtown Park Design Concepts to be
Unveiled
July 21, 2009
Southpointe Urban Village Gets First
Approval
July 21, 2009
City Seeking Proposals for Arlington Site
July 15, 2009
City Intersection Project Gets More
Costly
July 13, 2009
New Police and Firehall Building Opens in
City
July 9, 2009
High Speed Rail Could Take 15 Years to
Complete
July 7, 2009
High Speed Rail
Would Benefit Red Deer Zone
July 7, 2009
Southpointe Urban Village Plan Tabled
July 3, 2009
Red Deer River Natural Area to be
Protected
July 2, 2009
City Proceeds with Expropriation for
Roadway
JUNE 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
June 30, 2009
Expansion Plan for Ranchers Valley Inn
Revealed
June 24, 2009
Citizens Provide Ideas on Recreation Park
Future
June 19, 2009
Red Deer College
Expansion Phase 1 Opens
June 18, 2009
Parking Fees to Help Pay for New Parkade
June 17, 2009
Downtown Transit Terminal
Temporary Relocated
June 12, 2009
Eco Business Park Proposed
Near City College
June 5, 2009
Former Downtown Hotel to Get Two More
Storeys
June 4, 2009
Regional Wastewater Route Determined for
City
June 2, 2009
City Council Supports Ring Road
Expressway Plan
MAY 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
May 22, 2009
City Civic Yard Complex
Officially Opens
May 20, 2009
City Civic Centre Project to Proceed
May 16, 2009
Grant Funding Loss Could Delay City Projects
May 9, 2009
Red Deer College Gets Millions for
Improvements
May 9, 2009
Construction to Start Soon on
CollegeSide Facility
May 8, 2009
Red Deer Main Street Project Completed
May 5, 2009
Regional
Wastewater Treatment in Red Deer Plan
APRIL 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Apr. 28, 2009
Road
Construction at Red Deer College Set to Go
Apr. 27, 2009
Renovations Begin at Red Deer Museum
Apr. 23, 2009
Bower
Mall Completes $12 Million Renovation
Apr. 22, 2009
Proposed Ring Road
Route Questioned
Apr. 9, 2009
City Acquiring Land For New Road and Park
Apr. 9, 2009
Westerner Adding Parking, Entrance, Green Space
Apr. 8, 2009
Skyway Professional Centre Moving Forward
Apr. 7, 2009
Transit Terminal to Move for Parkade
MARCH 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 31, 2009
Move to New City Civic Yards Begins
Mar. 24, 2009
Millennium Centre Fills New Office Space
Mar. 21, 2009
CollegeSide Project Gets Provincial Funding
Mar. 18, 2009 City Looking For Federal Funds for Projects
Mar. 14, 2009
Move to New Civic
Yards Set to Begin
Mar. 13, 2009
Uncertainty Over Expressway Funding
Mar. 12, 2009
Red
Deer Ready For Stimulus Funding
Mar. 12, 2009
Westerner Park Updates Plans and Branding
Mar. 11, 2009
City
Donates $1 Million to Curling Complex
Mar. 10, 2009
New
Downtown Parkade to be Sculpture Element
Mar. 9, 2009
Shoppers Discuss City Parkade, Downtown
Mar. 6, 2009
Curling
Club Plans Multi-Use Recreation Centre
Mar. 6, 2009
Mayor to Lobby Province for Expressway Funding
Mar. 3, 2009
Credit Union Leasing Millennium Centre Space
FEBRUARY 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Feb. 25, 2009
City Endorses Town Centre Concept
Feb. 11, 2009
Funding for College Expansion Phase 2 Gets Boost
Feb. 10, 2009
Downtown Action Plan Adopted by City Council
Feb. 10, 2009
Swerve Development to Proceed Quickly
JANUARY 2009 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 30, 2009
Proposed New City
Civic Centre Revealed
Jan. 30, 2009
City Aboriginal
Housing Project Receives Funds
Jan. 27, 2009
Council Tables Downtown Redevelopment Plan
Jan. 23, 2009
Final Draft of City Downtown Plan Revealed
Jan. 23, 2009
Proposed Riverlands Compared to Granville Island
Jan. 22, 2009
City North Recreation Centre On Schedule
Jan. 20, 2009
City Expansion and Growth Create Challenges
Jan. 20, 2009
Green Downtown Housing Plan Revised
Jan. 14, 2009
Golden Circle Renovation Project Almost Complete
Jan. 13, 2009
City Centre Parkade Construction to Start This Summer
Jan. 13, 2009
City Council Approves $150 Million of Borrowing
Jan. 8, 2009
City Seeking Public Art for Building Projects
DECEMBER 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 24, 2008
Eight-Storey Medical
Building Could Start Soon
Dec. 18, 2008
Red Deer College Prepares for Phase 2 Expansion
Dec. 17, 2008
City Requests That Province Reinvest in Urban Parks
Dec. 11, 2008
Bower Ponds Getting New Stage
Dec. 10, 2008
Maskepetoon Park Improvements Proceeding
Dec. 9, 2008
City Capital Budget for 2009 Set at $473 Million
Dec. 2, 2008
City Building Permits Boosted by Public Spending
NOVEMBER 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 29, 2008
Historic Michener
Building New Home to Health Region
Nov. 27, 2008
City Needs Provincial
Funding for Ring Road Project
Nov. 27, 2008
Downtown Business
Association Approves of Plan
Nov. 22, 2008
Move to New Civic Yards Starts in New Year
Nov. 21, 2008
Downtown Office Tower Starting to Rise
Nov. 18, 2008
Groups Tell City Council to Plan Bigger
Nov. 18, 2008
Culture Vision Recommends Public Art, Market, Connectivity
Nov. 14, 2008
Red Deer College Prepares for Phase 2 Expansion
Nov. 11, 2008
Draft Plan Suggests Water Features But No Canals
Nov. 8, 2008
Strong Public Support for City Downtown Plan
Nov. 7, 2008
Construction of City SPCA Building Begins
Nov. 4, 2008
City Recreation and Culture Facilities Called Insufficient
Nov. 1, 2008
Unique City Continuing Care Facility
Progressing
OCTOBER 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Oct. 31, 2008
Bower Mall
Renovations Receive International Praise
Oct. 22, 2008
Red Deer Recreation Plan Sets Staging of Priorities
Oct. 21, 2008
CollegeSide Supportive Living Centre Approved
Oct. 16, 2008
City's Planned East Town Centre Options Revealed
Oct. 16, 2008
Arlington Hotel Sale Deal Completed
Oct. 14, 2008
Golden Circle
Renovation Project Delays Opening
Oct. 9, 2008
Proposed City Downtown Plan Would Be a Magnet
Oct. 2, 2008
New Police Building Boosts Construction Permit Values
SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Sept. 29, 2008
SPCA Fundraising Gets a Boost
Sept. 20, 2008
City Downtown 'Green' Residential Building to Proceed
Sept. 12, 2008
New City Downtown Police Building Project Under Way
Sept. 9, 2008
Expropriation Begun for Intersection Improvements
AUGUST 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Aug. 27, 2008
Bethany Seniors Housing
Complex Moves Forward
Aug. 26, 2008
Proposed
Medical-Commercial Building Approved
Aug. 25, 2008
Eight Storey
Commercial Building Proposed
Aug. 20, 2008
College Expansion on Schedule and on Budget
Aug. 20, 2008
City Construction Crane Coming Down
Aug. 19, 2008
City Major Intersection Construction Begins
Aug. 9, 2008
Sod Turns for New SPCA Building
Aug. 9, 2008
Major Mall Renovation Project Complete
Aug. 2, 2008
City Hall Expansion Examined for Old Police
Station Site
Aug. 2, 2008
Prominent City Condo Project Taking
Shape
JULY 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
July 31, 2008
Design Consultant Hired
for Downtown Parkade
July 29, 2008
City Council Approves New
Downtown Police Building
July 29, 2008
Westerner
Administration Building Approved
July 15, 2008
City Intersection Improvement Costs Escalate
July 15, 2008
Tower Crane At Millenium Centre Almost Done
July 8, 2008
New City Police Station Gets Initial Approval
JUNE 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
June 28, 2008
Dawe Centre
Renovation Boosts June Permit Values
June 27, 2008
Preliminary Vision of
Future City Downtown Presented
June 26, 2008
Casino Move Well Into the
Future
June 24, 2008
Guest Planner
Advocates Planning for People, Not Cars
June 24, 2008
Citizens Want Green
Space to be a Priority for Downtown Plan
June 20, 2008
Historic Michener Centre Rebuild 70% Complete
June 17, 2008
Major Improvements to Gaetz/32 St. Intersection Approved
June 3, 2008
Support Strong for Olympic-Size Pool
MAY 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
May 30, 2008
Chamber Sets Policies on
Transportation, Agriculture, Land Use
May 29, 2008
Site Work Begins on
Michener Hill Village
May 21, 2008
Westerner Park
Announces Major Expansion Plan
May 21, 2008
Waskasoo Park to
Enhance Maskepetoon Natural Area
May 21, 2008
Dawe Recreation Complex to
Cost an Additional $2 Million
May 14, 2008
City Curling Centre Plans to Build Multi-Use Facility
May 9, 2008
Linn Valley Concerned About New Industrial Intersection
May 6, 2008
City Gives Three New Subdivisions Preliminary Approval
APRIL 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Apr. 26, 2008
College Expansions Will
Generate Millions to Regional Economy
Apr. 23, 2008
City to Extend
Northland Drive Over Three Years
Apr. 22, 2008
City Endorses Regional Wastewater System Plan
Apr. 8, 2008
Timberstone Park
Structure Plan Approved with Amendments
Apr. 2, 2008
Committee
to Consider Canal Proposal for Downtown Plan
Apr. 1, 2008
City Council Approves Major Intersection
Improvements
Apr. 1, 2008
High Speed Rail Could be Running in Five
Years
MARCH 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 31, 2008
Major City Recreation
Facility Closes for Renovations
Mar. 27, 2008
Civic Yard
Relocation Opens Window of Opportunity
Mar. 21, 2008
Naturalists Give
Tentative Support to Riverwalk Canal Project
Mar. 17, 2008
Massive Joint Planning Initiative Begins
Public Process
Mar. 12, 2008
Ecologically Friendly Timberstone Park Gets First Reading
Mar. 1, 2008
Addition of 2 Storeys to City Office
Building Well Under Way
FEBRUARY 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Feb. 26, 2008
City Council Approves
South Sunnybrook Plan
Feb. 26, 2008
East City
Neighbourhood Plan Passes First Hurdle
Feb. 19, 2008
City Intersection
Improvements to Cost $10 Million
Feb. 12, 2008
Review Set for City Canal Concept, Riverlands, Downtown
JANUARY 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 30, 2008
City Municipal Plan Features Density, Transportation, Parks
Jan. 29, 2008
Half Billion Dollars in 2007 Area Construction
Jan. 29, 2008
Feedback on Canal Concept Mostly Positive
Jan. 26, 2008
Massive City Civic Yards Relocation On Schedule
Jan. 21, 2008
Red Deer River Bank Stabilization Proceeds
Jan. 19, 2008
Downtown Red Deer Skyline About to Change
Jan. 15, 2008
Dawe Recreation Improvements Approved
Jan. 15, 2008
Increased Construction Costs Cause Additional $25 Million
Jan. 12, 2008
Dawe School Upgrades Coincides with Recreation Upgrades
Jan. 11, 2008
$50 Million for Regional Cancer Radiation Treatment Facility
Jan. 9, 2008
New City Police Station Ready to Proceed
Jan. 3, 2008
City Major Projects Lead Record Building Year
DECEMBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 19, 2007
Rising Costs Delay Michener Seniors Complex
Dec. 18, 2007
Plan and Zoning for New City Industrial Land Approved
Dec. 18, 2007
Mostly Positive Comments on Canal Concept
Dec. 18, 2007
Another Half Million Donated to Red Deer College Project
Dec. 11, 2007
City Council Approves $1.3 Billion 10-Year Capital Budget
Dec. 5, 2007
Tourism Canal Proposal Seeks Public Support
Dec. 5, 2007
Historic Building Demolished to Make Way for New
Dec. 4, 2007
Michener Supportive Housing Project
Revised
NOVEMBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 29, 2007
Plan Unveiled for City Maskepetoon Park
Nov. 20, 2007
City Gives First Reading on New Industrial Area Plans
Nov. 20, 2007
City Sells Contaminated Site to Developer for $1
Nov. 14, 2007
College Expansion Progressing Well
Nov. 14, 2007
Joint Area Structure Plan Will Be Largest in Province
Nov. 13, 2007
New City Industrial Area Site Work Proceeds
Nov. 2, 2007
Office Tower Pushes Up City Building Permit Values
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