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DECEMBER 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 30, 2011  
Rocky Mountain House Adopts Historic Fort Brand
Dec. 28, 2011   Mayor Wants High Speed Rail Tied to Transit
Dec. 27, 2011   Ronald McDonald House 80% Complete
Dec. 23, 2011   Nordegg Minesite Receives Parks Canada Funding
Dec. 23, 2011   City Downtown Improvements to Continue
Dec. 21, 2011  
Blackfalds Passes Budget; Taxes Up 4.75%
Dec. 21, 2011   Lacombe County Taxes to Rise 3-3.5%
Dec. 21, 2011   Red Deer County Passes 2012 Budget
Dec. 21, 2011   Rural Business Centre to be Located in Rocky
Dec. 20, 2011   Attendance Record at November Festival of Trees
Dec. 20, 2011   Tour Bus Set Up for Parties
Dec. 20, 2011   Province Contributes to Olds Affordable Housing
Dec. 19, 2011   Sylvan Lake Store Closes After 83 Years
Dec. 17, 2011   Penhold Residential Development Nears Record
Dec. 16, 2011   Rebranded Capri Hotel as Sheraton Now Official
Dec. 15, 2011   Olds Council Passes Budget; Taxes Up 3.4%
Dec. 14, 2011   Red Deer County Defines Protected Natural Areas
Dec. 14, 2011   Homelessness Projects Funding Determined
Dec. 14, 2011   Lacombe Council Passes Budget; Taxes Up 3%
Dec. 14, 2011   Shoppers Drug Mart to Open 3rd City Store
Dec. 14, 2011   City Apartment Vacancy Rate Drops Sharply
Dec. 14, 2011   Vacancy Rates Down in Lacombe, Up in Sylvan
Dec. 13, 2011   Sites Chosen for City Skateboard, Spray Parks
Dec. 13, 2011   Busy Sylvan Lake Gravel Road to be Upgraded
Dec. 13, 2011   Sylvan Lake Sets $27 Million Budget
Dec. 13, 2011   Hotel Marketing Fund Reaches $400,000
Dec. 13, 2011   Former Ponoka Treatment Plant Repurposed
Dec. 10, 2011   Improvements Made at Highway Intersection
Dec. 9, 2011   Stettler Waste-to-Energy Project Aims for 2013
Dec. 9, 2011   Red Deer Multi-Family Housing Starts Up
Dec. 9, 2011   City Approves Southeast Side Multi-Family Project
Dec. 9, 2011   Lacombe Sisters Make History as Rockettes
Dec. 8, 2011   Westerner Seeks Additional Building Space
Dec. 8, 2011   Riverside Complex Expected to be Ready by March
Dec. 7, 2011   Real Estate Sales Up 25% Over Last Year
Dec. 7, 2011   32 Street Crossing Strip Mall Completed
Dec. 6, 2011   City Seeks Company to Repaint Green Onion
Dec. 3, 2011   Year to Date City Building Permits Best in 3 Years
Dec. 2, 2011   Location Sought for Heritage Destination Project
Dec. 2, 2011   Three P3 Teams to Bid on New Schools
Dec. 2, 2011   Lacombe Students Promote Green School Projects
Dec. 2, 2011   CAEP Recognizes Regional Economic Initiatives
Dec. 2, 2011   Manufacturer Moving From Edmonton to Ponoka
Dec. 1, 2011   Housing Construction Rebound Expected in 2012
Dec. 1, 2011   City Library to Partner with New School
Dec. 1, 2011   Centre Eyed for Lacombe Performing Artists

NOVEMBER 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 30, 2011  
Access Prosperity Launches New Project
Nov. 29, 2011   Freightliner Dealership Expansion Well Under Way
Nov. 29, 2011   Downtown Association Continues Facade Program
Nov. 29, 2011   Lacombe County Helps Fund Alix Playgrounds
Nov. 28, 2011   Good Crowds for 18th Festival of Trees
Nov. 28, 2011   City Gets Feedback on Recreational Facilities Plans
Nov. 26, 2011   Sports Tourism Encouraged for City
Nov. 25, 2011   Red Deer Passes 2012 $95 Million Capital Budget
Nov. 25, 2011   Office Development Started in Sylvan Lake
Nov. 24, 2011   Rocky Airshow Postponed to 2013
Nov. 22, 2011   Robco Cabinets Ceases Operations
Nov. 22, 2011   Well-Known Former City Restaurant Reborn
Nov. 21, 2011   Hotel to Convert to Affordable Seniors Housing
Nov. 19, 2011   Bowden Refinery Retrofitted for Storage
Nov. 19, 2011   Old Innisfail Library Closes, New One Opens Soon
Nov. 19, 2011   Jack Donald Honoured by Junior Achievement
Nov. 19, 2011   JA Announces Servus Donation, Company Program
Nov. 19, 2011   Lacombe Airport Embarks on Improvements
Nov. 18, 2011   Urgent Care Centre Needed at Sylvan Lake
Nov. 17, 2011   Interest in Local Industrial Land Growing
Nov. 17, 2011   Heliport Consulting Service Sets Up at Airport
Nov. 17, 2011   Chamber Survey Indicates Business Optimism
Nov. 16, 2011   New Red Deer to Kelowna Flights Postponed
Nov. 16, 2011   Sundre to Get Best Western Hotel
Nov. 14, 2011  
Agri-Trade Has Biggest Attendance Ever
Nov. 14, 2011   Feedback Sought for New Penhold High School
Nov. 11, 2011   Blackfalds Fieldhouse Expected by 2014
Nov. 10, 2011   Sylvan Lake Marina Concept Under Scrutiny
Nov. 10, 2011   Russian Farmers Impressed With Agri-Trade
Nov. 9, 2011   Local Chamber Credited With CWB Reform
Nov. 9, 2011   October Housing Starts Up Over Year Ago
Nov. 7, 2011   Corridor Groundwater Atlas to be Released
Nov. 5, 2011   City Housing Starts Expected to be Higher in 2012
Nov. 3, 2011   Red Deer Airport Rebrands Itself
Nov. 3, 2011   City October Building Permits Up From 2010
Nov. 2, 2011   Expansion Announced at Alix Malt Plant
Nov. 2, 2011   Concern Expressed About Drilling at Historic Site
Nov. 2, 2011   Former Travelaire Site Rezoned Commercial
Nov. 2, 2011   Greyhound Announces Express Bus Service
Nov. 2, 2011   Clive Arena, Bentley Library Get County Funds
Nov. 2, 2011   Real Estate Activity Better Than Year Ago
Nov. 1, 2011   Gull Lake Stabilization Deal Near
Nov. 1, 2011   Model Train Show Draws Over 1,000

OCTOBER 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Oct. 29, 2011  
New Sylvan Lake Town Hall Design Approved
Oct. 29, 2011   Ideas Sought for New Native Friendship Centre
Oct. 29, 2011   Downtown Group Has New Executive Director
Oct. 28, 2011   Public School Trustees Support Aquatic Centre
Oct. 28, 2011   Major Development Starts at East Lacombe
Oct. 28, 2011   Doomed Jewish Settlement Remembered
Oct. 27, 2011   New Red Deer Medical Clinic Under Construction
Oct. 26, 2011   Sherman Tank Exchange at Olds Legion
Oct. 26, 2011   Innisfail Wildlife Park Wins Tourism Award
Oct. 25, 2011   Retro Diners to be Built at Bowden
Oct. 25, 2011   Unique Turtle Shell Fossil Found Near Blackfalds
Oct. 24, 2011   Blackfalds Historical Society Restores Tombstones
Oct. 21, 2011  
TEDx Conference Focuses on Connectivity
Oct. 21, 2011   New Skyway Centre Attracting More Tenants
Oct. 21, 2011   Changes at Dangerous Highway Intersection
Oct. 19, 2011   New Air Passenger Service Considered
Oct. 19, 2011   Municipalities Negotiate New Plasco Contract
Oct. 19, 2011   New Fire Halls for Innisfail and Olds
Oct. 19, 2011   County Residents Happy with Quality of Life
Oct. 19, 2011   City Hosts Walkable Downtown Experiment
Oct. 19, 2011   Red Deer Participates in Climate Change Plan
Oct. 19, 2011   Red Deer One of Top Entrepreneurial Cities
Oct. 18, 2011   Pool Study Completed; Facility 10 Years Away
Oct. 18, 2011   Northwestern Air Lease Returns to Red Deer
Oct. 18, 2011   Loblaws Commits to New City Grocery Store
Oct. 18, 2011   Innisfail Wildlife Park Nominated for Award
Oct. 18, 2011   Counties Enforcing Rules on Lake Encroachments
Oct. 15, 2011  
Regional Home Sales Up From Year Ago
Oct. 14, 2011   Bentley Biogas Plant First of its Kind in Canada
Oct. 14, 2011   Alternate School Programs at Former Theatre
Oct. 13, 2011   Housing Starts Up in Region, Down in City
Oct. 13, 2011   Saskatoon Wins Memorial Cup Venue Bid
Oct. 13, 2011   Two Regional MLAs Get Posts in New Cabinet
Oct. 12, 2011   Lacombe Station Exploded 100 Years Ago
Oct. 8, 2011   Major Road Project Closes Trail for 1 Year
Oct. 8, 2011   New Economy Bus Line Launched Along Corridor
Oct. 8, 2011   Rimbey Area House Made of 29 Steel Containers
Oct. 7, 2011   Enrolment Decreases in Two Rural School Districts
Oct. 7, 2011   Innisfail Residents Lobby to Stop Train Whistles
Oct. 7, 2011   Historic Seniors Housing Project Gets New Name
Oct. 6, 2011   River Berm to be Constructed Near Sundre
Oct. 6, 2011   City Water Treatment Plant to Get Major Upgrade
Oct. 6, 2011   Post Secondary Options to be Offered in Stettler
Oct. 6, 2011   Campground Near Sundre Being Prepared for Sale
Oct. 5, 2011   Vital Signs Survey Indicates Red Deerians Happy
Oct. 5, 2011   Council Approves Riverlands Redevelopment Plan
Oct. 5, 2011   Proposed Innisfail Biofuel Plant Back on Track
Oct. 5, 2011   Enrolment and Teachers Increase in City Schools
Oct. 5, 2011   Value of Red Deer Building Permits Continue Rise
Oct. 5, 2011   Hospitality and Tourism Red Hats Awarded
Oct. 4, 2011   Red Deer Chooses RCMP Over Municipal Force
Oct. 3, 2011   Sylvan Lake Proceeds With Skatepark
Oct. 1, 2011   Deadly Highway 11 Intersection to be Modified
Oct. 1, 2011   City Hotel Receives Highest Eco-Rating

SEPTEMBER 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Sept. 30, 2011  
Transit Ridership Increases on World Car Free Day
Sept. 29, 2011   Gasoline Alley Holiday Inn Opens
Sept. 28, 2011   Red Deer Air Among World's Cleanest
Sept. 28, 2011  
College Arts Centre Celebrates 25 Years
Sept. 27, 2011   Chamber President Optimistic on Economy
Sept. 27, 2011   Lake Development Conditionally Approved
Sept. 26, 2011   Terry Fox Statues Cast by Red Deer Area Foundry
Sept. 24, 2011   Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Gets Historic Status
Sept. 24, 2011   Penhold Regional High School May Modify Grades
Sept. 24, 2011   Red Deer Hotel Group Plans to Raise City's Profile
Sept. 23, 2011   Cenotaph Rededicated at Veterans Park Opening
Sept. 23, 2011   Walkability Roadshow Includes Walking Tours
Sept. 22, 2011  
Economic Development Project Recognized
Sept. 22, 2011   First Catholic School in Olds Opens
Sept. 22, 2011   Multi-Family Housing Project Nixed by Residents
Sept. 21, 2011   Changes to City and County Plan Anticipated
Sept. 21, 2011   Ronald McDonald House to Open in February
Sept. 21, 2011   Lacombe County to Propose Recreation Plan
Sept. 20, 2011   Red Deer Museum Gets Million Dollar City Boost
Sept. 20, 2011   Red Deer Centennial Committee Gets City Grant
Sept. 20, 2011   Lacombe's Twinning With Japanese City Marked
Sept. 19, 2011  
Cyclists Applaud City Bike Lane Pilot Project
Sept. 17, 2011   Study Finds Red Deer Industrial Market Healthy
Sept. 16, 2011   Red Deer Transit Gets GreenTrip Funding
Sept. 16, 2011   Rochon Sands Loses Annexation Bid
Sept. 16, 2011   MicroSociety Program Gets Corporate Grant
Sept. 15, 2011  
Sierras of Michener Hill Seniors Condos Open
Sept. 15, 2011   College President Wants City's Profile Raised
Sept. 15, 2011   New City Public School to be Built in Timberlands
Sept. 14, 2011   Large Wetland Protected Near Pine Lake
Sept. 13, 2011   Hotel Work Starts at Olds College
Sept. 13, 2011   Province Provides Disaster Recovery Funds
Sept. 13, 2011   Lacombe Skatepark Receives Provincial Grant
Sept. 12, 2011   Red Deer Pauses to Reflect on 9/11
Sept. 12, 2011   Innisfail Downtown Prepares for Improvements
Sept. 10, 2011   Multi-Family Construction Boosts Housing Starts
Sept. 8, 2011   New City Centre Stage Opens Downtown
Sept. 8, 2011   Activity in Area Real Estate Exceeds Last Year
Sept. 8, 2011  
Red Deer College Maintains Enrolment
Sept. 7, 2011   Taylor Drive Plan Near Riverlands Raises Concerns
Sept. 7, 2011  
County and City Support Westerner Float Plan
Sept. 7, 2011   Lufkin Buys Quinn's Oilfield Supply
Sept. 7, 2011   Boardwalks Planned For Two City Natural Areas
Sept. 7, 2011   City Building Permit Values Up Over Last Year
Sept. 7, 2011   Catholic Education Shows Largest Gain in 5 Years
Sept. 6, 2011   First Ponoka Country Music Festival Successful
Sept. 3, 2011   Council to Review Riverlands Redevelopment Plan
Sept. 3, 2011  
Modernization of Ponoka High School Opens
Sept. 2, 2011   Sylvan Lake Water Level Highest in Decades

AUGUST 2011 NEWS HEADLINES

Aug. 31, 2011  
Airline to Terminate Red Deer Passenger Service
Aug. 31, 2011   Study Identifies Regional Tourism Gaps
Aug. 29, 2011   Centennial of North Red Deer Celebrated
Aug. 29, 2011   Symposium Showcases International Sculptors
Aug. 27, 2011   Lacombe County to Purchase Land Near Lake
Aug. 26, 2011   Francophone School Planned for City Southeast
Aug. 26, 2011   Gull Lake Resort Subdivision Approved
Aug. 25, 2011   Little Gaetz Revitalization Well Under Way
Aug. 25, 2011   CMHC Again Revises Housing Forecast for 2011
Aug. 22, 2011   Parks Centennial Celebrated at Rocky Historic Site
Aug. 22, 2011   Historic Tractor Parade Highlights Pioneer Days
Aug. 22, 2011   Jazz at the Lake Stages Another Successful Year
Aug. 20, 2011   Proposed New Sylvan Lake Town Hall Over Budget
Aug. 19, 2011   Red Deerians Happy With Quality of Life
Aug. 19, 2011   Red Deer Finalist for Cultureville 2011
Aug. 18, 2011   New Cancer Centre Expansion Well Underway
Aug. 18, 2011   TEDxRedDeer Conference Set for October
Aug. 18, 2011   Innovative Gull Lake Housing Project Approved
Aug. 18, 2011   Area Home Sales Activity Up Over Last Year
Aug. 17, 2011   City and County Support Memorial Cup Bid
Aug. 16, 2011   Half of Newly-Available Nordegg Lots Sold
Aug. 15, 2011  
Central Music Festival Continues to Grow
Aug. 13, 2011   Greyhound Cancels Some Rural Bus Routes
Aug. 12, 2011   Another Medical Clinic Proposed for Red Deer
Aug. 12, 2011   Lindhout Returns to Somalia After Two Years
Aug. 11, 2011  
Stantec to Relocate to Executive Place
Aug. 11, 2011   Taco Bell Coming to Red Deer
Aug. 10, 2011   City Residential Construction Jumps
Aug. 10, 2011   Gasoline Alley Sees Commercial Expansion
Aug. 10, 2011   Furniture and Design Store Reopens Downtown
Aug. 10, 2011   New Chatters Warehouse Progressing
Aug. 10, 2011   North Red Deer Celebrates Centennial
Aug. 9, 2011   Business Campus Readies For Downtown Debut
Aug. 9, 2011   Red Deer Strategic Plan Gets Final Approval
Aug. 8, 2011   Safety City Celebrates 10 Years
Aug. 8, 2011   Royals Marching Band Wins Award in Malaysia
Aug. 6, 2011   Some Regional Rural Trail Sections Delayed
Aug. 6, 2011   New Sylvan Lake Hotel Accepting Events Bookings
Aug. 6, 2011   Historic Markerville Icelandic Church Restored
Aug. 5, 2011  
Dangerous Highway 11 Stretch to be Reviewed
Aug. 4, 2011   Lacombe Arts Group Proposes Arts Centre
Aug. 4, 2011   New Holiday Inn Expected to Open in September
Aug. 3, 2011   Building Permits Continue Upward Climb
Aug. 2, 2011   CentreFest Attracts 28,000 People to Downtown

JULY 2011 NEWS HEADLINES

July 30, 2011  
Springbrook to Penhold Trail Stalls
July 29, 2011   New City Restaurant Opens North Side of River
July 29, 2011   International Stone-Carvers Symposium at College
July 28, 2011   Lacombe Corn Maze Features Man in Motion
July 28, 2011   Red Deer Ford Dealership Expanding
July 27, 2011   Lacombe Skatepark Construction Under Way
July 26, 2011   Westerner Days Sets Three Attendance Records
July 25, 2011  
Amazing Country Race Explores Lacombe County
July 22, 2011   Funds Released for Low Cost Seniors Housing
July 21, 2011   Canyon Ski Resort Preparing for 44th Season
July 21, 2011   Two New Red Deer Trails Under Construction
July 20, 2011   Contest to Rename City Railyards District Popular
July 20, 2011   Jarvis Bay Summer Village to Get Lakefront Park
July 19, 2011   Ponoka Mental Health Centre Marks 100 Years
July 19, 2011   City Census Shows Citizens Embracing Social Media
July 19, 2011   Bowden Institution Expansion Under Way
July 19, 2011   Closed Rimbey Golf Course Complex For Sale
July 18, 2011   Early Scout Heroism Recalled
July 16, 2011   Improvements to Wildlife Centre Progressing
July 15, 2011  
Juniper Lodge Moved to Tees Treatment Centre
July 15, 2011   Gull Lake Resort Project to Proceed This Fall
July 15, 2011   Bashaw Plans Centennial Celebration in August
July 14, 2011   Mayor Supports River Runoff Diversion Idea
July 14, 2011   City Housing Starts Down 36% From Year Ago
July 13, 2011   Red Deer Council Adopts Strategic Plan in Principle
July 13, 2011   Downtown Latin Festival Gets City Support
July 12, 2011   Province to Study River Spring Runoff Diversion
July 12, 2011  
Study Recommends Retention of RCMP for City
July 12, 2011   Red Deer Council Approves Bike Lane Pilot Project
July 11, 2011   700 Cadets Descend on Springbrook
July 9, 2011   Blackfalds Residential Project Revived
July 8, 2011   Red Deer 32 Street Strip Mall Nears Completion
July 7, 2011   Three Vintage Aircraft at Airport for Two Days
July 7, 2011   Sylvan Lake Intermunicipal Plan Gets First Reading
July 7, 2011   Apartment Complex in East Red Deer Approved
July 7, 2011   Shortage of Affordable Seniors Housing
July 6, 2011   Mid-Year City Residential Permits Similar to 2010
July 6, 2011   City and Regional Housing Sales Up Over Last Year
July 6, 2011   Dickson Recreation Centre to be Expanded
July 6, 2011   Delburne Planning New Recreation Park
July 5, 2011   Blackfalds Grows 14% in 2 Years
July 2, 2011   Red Deer Celebrates Canada Day
July 1, 2011   Residential Grave Markers Presented to Museum
July 1, 2011   Green Deer Campaign Attracts Record Volunteers

JUNE 2011 NEWS HEADLINES

June 30, 2011  
Former City Employee Buys Downtown Bistro
June 29, 2011   Alternatives to Area Freeways Suggested
June 29, 2011  
Proposed Lacombe Biorefinery Gets Grant
June 29, 2011   New Drive Thrus Questioned in Walkable Area
June 29, 2011   City Council Decides Not to Widen Trails
June 28, 2011   Thoroughbred Harness Racing at Alberta Downs
June 27, 2011   Ponoka Stampede Celebrates 75 Years
June 27, 2011   Power Line Upgrades Needed for New Generation
June 27, 2011   Summer Village of Norglenwold Eyes Annexation
June 27, 2011   Baha'i Centre Sets Up Household Exchange
June 25, 2011  
Four New Schools Expected to Start in 2012
June 24, 2011   North Red Deer Canadian Tire Expanding
June 23, 2011   Former Cinema Building to be Transformed
June 23, 2011   Airport Looks to Attract More Passenger Carriers
June 22, 2011   Rivers Edge Development Progressing Rapidly
June 22, 2011   CPR Steam Train to Tour Area
June 21, 2011   Innisfail Lamb Processor Upgrading Facility
June 18, 2011   Four Recipients for Red Deer Heritage Awards
June 18, 2011   New Blackfalds Protective Services Building Opens
June 17, 2011   Westerner Receives Grants for Centrium Upgrade
June 17, 2011   Red Deer Short Listed for Memorial Cup
June 17, 2011   Tourist Railway Extension Under Way
June 17, 2011   Five Linear Parks Expected to be Completed Soon
June 17, 2011   New Skyway Centre Attracting Medical Tenants
June 17, 2011   Off the Creek Landowners Receive Award
June 17, 2011   Marching Band to Compete in Malaysia
June 16, 2011   Former Travelaire Site Attracts Interest
June 15, 2011   City Seeks Public Input on 'Railyards' District
June 15, 2011  
Red Deer and Olds Profiled in Business Magazine
June 14, 2011   City Council Weighs Riverlands Bus Barn Options
June 14, 2011   Sylvan Lake Waterfront Property Prices Adjusted
June 11, 2011   Collicutt Centre Celebrates 10 Years
June 10, 2011   Red Deer Average Vacancy Rates Decline
June 9, 2011   Red Deer Population Reaches 91,877
June 9, 2011   Housing Starts Down From Year Ago
June 9, 2011   Location Decided for New Catholic School
June 8, 2011   Roundabouts Planned for Blackfalds, Olds
June 8, 2011   Oil Derrick Set Up at Red Deer College
June 7, 2011   City Construction Permits Up 37%
June 7, 2011   Increase in Home Sales in May
June 6, 2011   Power Line Upgrades Slated for Red Deer Region
June 6, 2011   Proposed Plasco Plant Still in Limbo
June 6, 2011   Transit Enthusiast Preserves Rare Classic Bus
June 4, 2011   Nordegg Prepares for Residential Lot Draw
June 3, 2011   Intersection Upgrades Could Include Roundabouts
June 3, 2011   City Recommends Modifications for Interchange
June 2, 2011   Stewards Guide Students Through Natural Area
June 1, 2011   Capri Hotel Undergoes Major Renovation
June 1, 2011   Former Sylvan Lake Hotel Site Landscaped
June 1, 2011   River Valley Park Plan Receives Award


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