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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 31, 2010
B.C. Family Hikes
Trans Canada Trail
July 30, 2010
Ponoka Revises Annexation
Proposal
July 29, 2010
Plasco Gets Multi-Million
Dollar Investment Boost
July 29, 2010
Downtown Mixed-Use
Building Gets Approval
July 29, 2010
Land Deal Assists
Riverside Meadows Project
July 29, 2010
Grain Elevator Artwork
Approved for Museum
July 27, 2010
Ambitious River Park
Expansion Plan Adopted
July 26, 2010
Record Year for
This Year's Westerner Days
July 24, 2010
Blackfalds Sets
Sights on New Recreation Centre
July 23, 2010
Sundre Annexation Gets
Provincial Approval
July 23, 2010
Municipalities Apply
For Provincial Flood Aid
July 22, 2010
Province Funds
Cancer Centre Expansion
July 22, 2010
Buffalo Lake Protected
Habitat Increased
July 22, 2010
Beaver Saga Ends With
Shooting at Dog Park
July 22, 2010
Thousands Watch Westerner
Parade
July 21, 2010
Westerner Days Visitor Arrest Tradition
Continues
July 21, 2010
Women's Affordable Housing Project Opens
Soon
July 17, 2010
Province Approves City Status for
Lacombe
July 17, 2010
City Vital Signs Survey Gathering Data
July 17, 2010
Stettler Steam Locomotive Repairs Almost
Done
July 16, 2010
Funds Provided for
Nordegg Historic Site
July 16, 2010
Family Business Closes After 65 Years
July 16, 2010
Park Plaza Theatre Building Sold
July 16, 2010
Several Schools Being Upgraded in Region
July 15, 2010
Problems Scuttle Historic River Journey
July 15, 2010
City Downtown Ambassadors a Big Hit
July 15, 2010
Gasoline Alley Hotel Nears Completion
July 13, 2010
Dawe Centre Ready for August Opening
July 13, 2010
Downtown Development Gets Site Approval
July 13, 2010
Provincial Grant Boosts Lacombe Athletic
Park
July 13, 2010
New North City Community Centre for 2013
July 12, 2010
New Downtown Parkade Almost Complete
July 12, 2010
Concerns Raised About Sylvan Lake
Shoreline Plan
July 12, 2010
Modern Regional
Multiplex Opens in Penhold
July 10, 2010
Pine Lake Tornado Remembered After 10
Years
July 10, 2010
Construction Won't Deter Sylvan Lake
Sunbathers
July 10, 2010
Red Deer Housing Starts Double From 2009
July 10, 2010
Downtown Stanford Inn to Undergo Changes
July 9, 2010
Community Supports Ronald McDonald House
July 9, 2010
Olds Housing Project Proceeds
July 9, 2010
Lacombe Plans Major Upgrade of Parks
July 8, 2010
Police Dog Training Centre Unique in
Canada
July 8, 2010
Ghost Stories at Innisfail Historical
Village
July 8, 2010
New Development Being Built in Gasoline
Alley
July 7, 2010
Sylvan Lake Washroom Project Delayed
July 7, 2010
Low Income Seniors Housing in Short
Supply
July 7, 2010
School Division to Sell Mirror School
July 6, 2010
Transportation
Study to Include High Speed Rail
July 5, 2010
City Building Permits
Up During First Half of Year
July 5, 2010
Skydiving Championships Held at Innisfail
July 3, 2010
Census Shows Red Deer to be a
Young City
July 3, 2010
Benalto Man Builds Working Model
Locomotives
July 2, 2010
Residential School
Graves to be Preserved
July 2, 2010
Cultural Diversity Highlights Canada Day
July 1, 2010
Native Residential
School Children Honoured
JUNE 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
June 30, 2010
Prime Site
Development Requires Road Changes
June 30, 2010
Rezoning of Railyards
District Gets First Reading
June 30, 2010
New Town Centre
Concept Gets First Reading
June 30, 2010
Historic River Journey
Begins
June 29, 2010
City Recreation Fees
Adjusted
June 29, 2010
Dramatic Electoral
Boundary Changes Gone
June 29, 2010
Wildlife Centre Concerned
About Feral Cats
June 29, 2010
City Transit to Apply
for GreenTrip Funding
June 26, 2010
Land Near Pine Lake
Acquired for Nature Preserve
June 24, 2010
City Officials Address
Chamber of Commerce
June 22, 2010
Jungle Farm Honoured by Governor General
June 21, 2010
Annual Artwalk Festival Displays Variety
of Art
June 19, 2010
Future University for Red Deer Discussed
June 19, 2010
Local
Centre Trains Workers in Power Industry
June 18, 2010
Builder Contributes to College Building
Fund
June 17, 2010
Plasco
Garbage-to-Energy Plant Gets Boost
June 17, 2010
New Cafe Opens at Red Deer Airport
June 16, 2010
Wide Variety of Talent at This Year's
Westerner
June 16, 2010
Apartment Vacancies Increase, Rents
Decrease
June 16, 2010
City, Public Work on Updated
Environmental Plan
June 15, 2010
City Transit Parkade Named After Sorensen
June 15, 2010
Sylvan Lake Residents Want Green Space Kept
June 15, 2010
Industrial School Children to be Honoured
June 15, 2010
College Eco Business Park Expected to Proceed
June 14, 2010
Enthusiasts to Preserve Transportation Heritage
June 14, 2010
Scow Replica to Celebrate Historic
Dinosaur Hunt
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 11, 2010
City Wal-Mart Supercentre
Expected to Proceed
June 11, 2010
New Sylvan Lake Hotel
Expected to Open in July
June 10, 2010
McDonald House
Construction to Start Soon
June 10, 2010
Highway Reopens After
Train Derailment
June 9, 2010
County
Extends Proposed Ethanol Plant Permit
June 9, 2010
Red Deer College Considers Downtown
Campus
June 9, 2010
Red Deer Housing Starts Continue to
Increase
June 9, 2010
Six More Outdoor Gyms Being Built in
City Parks
June 9, 2010
Olds-Didsbury Airport Being Upgraded
June 7, 2010
New
Blindman Pedestrian Bridge Officially Opens
June 7, 2010
Red Deer and Olds Colleges
to Collaborate
June 5, 2010
Four Winners at Annual Heritage
Awards
June 5, 2010
Inland Cement Opens New Modern
Facility
June 4, 2010
Area Towns Working on Skateboard
Parks
June 3, 2010
New Canyon Ski Hill Owners
Continue Operation
June 3, 2010
ReThink Red Deer Promotes Urban
Food Supply
June 3, 2010
City Residential Permits Higher
Year to Date
June 2, 2010
Red Deer
Population Now Over 90,000
June 2, 2010
Donalda Council Pleased Village
Won't Dissolve
June 2, 2010
Downtown Ambassadors Spread
Goodwill
June 2, 2010
New Challenge Course Unveiled at
Nordegg
June 2, 2010
City RCMP Officers to Work G8/G20
June 1, 2010
Final Phase of Southbrook Subdivision Approved
MAY 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
May 29, 2010
Lacombe Trail Pioneer
Guest at CARTS AGM
May 28, 2010
Several Highway 2
Improvement Projects Proceed
May 28, 2010
Province to Build Two More Roundabouts
May 28, 2010
Interchange Upgrade Planned at Red Deer
South
May 28, 2010
Blackfalds to Blindman River Trail to be
Built
May 28, 2010
City Kin Kanyon Park to be Redeveloped
May 27, 2010
Pedestrian Bridges
Airlifted to Natural Park
May 26, 2010
Upgrades Completed at Ellis Bird Farm
May 26, 2010
Multi-family Building to be Built on
Historic Site
May 25, 2010
Red Deer
Public Market Starts 40th Season
May 21, 2010
Sylvan Lake Lakefront
Homes Priciest in Canada
May 21, 2010
Green Jobs a Means to Economic Prosperity
May 21, 2010
Mid-Week Downtown Market Launched
May 21, 2010
CAEP Initiates Video Marketing for the
Region
May 20, 2010
CMHC Increases Optimism for City Housing
Starts
May 20, 2010
Alberta Chamber Adopts Several Red Deer Policies
May 20, 2010
Optimist Club Celebrates 50 Years
May 20, 2010
25 Years of Alix Trail to be Celebrated
May 18, 2010
Sylvan Lake Downtown
Project Proposed
May 18, 2010
Sweet 16 Highlights an
Attraction Each Week
May 18, 2010
City to Create Own
Planning Department
May 18, 2010
City Launches Downtown
Ambassador Project
May 18, 2010
Lacombe Family Skateboard
Plaza Being Planned
May 18, 2010
Residential Sales Slightly
Ahead of Last Year
May 17, 2010
Lindhout Launches Scholarships for Somali Women
May 17, 2010
Crestomere School Opens Naturalized
Classroom
May 15, 2010
Popular Lacombe Mural
Project Expanding
May 14, 2010
Grain Elevator Museum
Proposed in Stettler
May 14, 2010
Lacombe County May Need
Highway Upgrades
May 14, 2010
Industrial Park East
of Lacombe Proposed
May 13, 2010
Memorial Forest Being Developed in Gasoline Alley
May 13, 2010
Birds Return to Ellis Bird Farm
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 11, 2010
Trails Society Experiences Success
May 11, 2010
Residential Construction Shows Vigor
May 10, 2010
Innisfail Historic Village Celebrates 40th Year
May 7, 2010
Province Reconsiders Nursing Home Closures
May 6, 2010
Society Searches for Railway Track
May 6, 2010
City Promotional Film Nominated for Award
May 5, 2010
Construction of Ponoka Ag Centre Set
to Start
May 5, 2010
Historical Society to Organize City Centennial
May 5, 2010
Red Deer to Promote Penhold Ice Facility
May 4, 2010
Red Deer Tax Increase Lowest in Decade
May 4, 2010
City Swimming Pool Study Funds Released
May 4, 2010
Residential Building Permits Exceed 2009
Totals
May 4, 2010
Genivar Increases Presence in City
May 3, 2010
Civil Air Search Teams Stage Simulated Search
APRIL 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Apr. 30, 2010
United Way Allocates
$1.5 Million in Funds
Apr. 29, 2010
Three Arts and Culture
Groups Merge
Apr. 29, 2010
Changes to Some Area
Provincial Campgrounds
Apr. 28, 2010
Campaign Promotes Local
Economy
Apr. 27, 2010
Divisions Collaborate on
New Schools in Region
Apr. 27, 2010
Lacombe to Become City
This Year
Apr. 24, 2010
Rocky Co-op to Build at
Commercial Centre
Apr. 24, 2010
New Water Storage Tank
for Rimbey
Apr. 24, 2010
Energy Companies
Assist With Crimson Lake Park
Apr. 24, 2010
Lacombe County
Contributes to Town Projects
Apr. 23, 2010
High School at Ponoka to
be Modernized
Apr. 23, 2010
New Riverlands Office
Building to Open Soon
Apr. 22, 2010
Median Barriers Being Installed on
Highway 2
Apr. 22, 2010
Sylvan Lake Lakeshore Improvements Resume
Apr. 22, 2010
Museum and Art Gallery Focuses on Food
Apr. 22, 2010
Improvements to City Outdoor Pool Under
Way
Apr. 20, 2010
Minor Traffic Change
Around Cenotaph Park
Apr. 19, 2010
Hollingsworth Will Make
Run at Russian Olympics
Apr. 17, 2010
Local
Wetland a Major Migratory Bird Pit Stop
Apr. 16, 2010
Sod Turns for Lacombe Athletic Park
Apr. 16, 2010
New Gaetz Lakes Bird Blind Nears Completion
Apr. 15, 2010
Bond Program to Provide
Regional Care Beds
Apr. 15, 2010
New Sushi Restaurant
Serves Food by Train
Apr. 14, 2010
Manufacturers Like Region's Quality of Life
Apr. 14, 2010
Sylvan Lake Road Realignment to Proceed
Apr. 13, 2010
Residential Construction
Starts Up Sharply
Apr. 13, 2010
Shakespearean Plays
Planned for Bower Ponds
Apr. 10, 2010
Airport
Passengers Double in a Year
Apr. 10, 2010
Public Washroom Being
Built at Downtown Park
Apr. 9, 2010
Changes Proposed for City
Railyards District
Apr. 8, 2010
Travelaire Story Comes to
a Close
Apr. 8, 2010
Regional Home Sales Moving
Up
Apr. 7, 2010
Mid Summer Opening for
North City Rec Centre
Apr. 6, 2010
Disney Institute Coming to
Red Deer
Apr. 5, 2010
Water and Sewer Project Proceeds at
Nordegg
Apr. 2, 2010
New City River Water Intake System
Completed
Apr. 2, 2010
Trochu Consolidation Results in School
Sale
Apr. 2, 2010
City Residential Permits Almost Double
Last Year
Apr. 2, 2010
Two Historic Villages Vote Against
Dissolution
Apr. 2, 2010
City's Oldest Bowling Alley Closes
Apr. 1, 2010
Red Deer Ronald
McDonald House Breaks Ground
Apr. 1, 2010
Sod Turns for New RCMP Blackfalds
Building
MARCH 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 31, 2010
New Manager Chosen for
Heritage Ranch
Mar. 31, 2010
Study Shows Red Deer's
Competitive Edge
Mar. 30, 2010
Earth Hour Drops City
Power Use by 4.6%
Mar. 30, 2010
Proposed Innisfail
Bioenergy Plant Still Alive
Mar. 27, 2010
Airport to Get New
De-Icing Facility
Mar. 27, 2010
Chamber Conducts Education
Challenges Survey
Mar. 25, 2010
City Could Attract More
Tournaments
Mar. 25, 2010
Buffalo Lake Plan a
Finalist for Award
Mar. 25, 2010
Rail Spur Planned for
Bowden Refinery
Mar. 24, 2010
High Speed Rail Study
Prompted by Rural Groups
Mar. 24, 2010
City Parkade Construction
Making Progress
Mar. 24, 2010
Fundraising for Rimbey
Pool Gets Under Way
Mar. 23, 2010
City Downtown
Cenotaph Park to Proceed
Mar. 23, 2010
City Boosts Financial
Support for Heritage Ranch
Mar. 23, 2010
Two New Hotels Under
Construction South of City
Mar. 22, 2010
Event Celebrates
Elimination of Discrimination
Mar. 19, 2010
Springbrook Recreation
Centre for Sale
Mar. 19, 2010
Military Reservists Finish
Pedestrian Bridge
Mar. 17, 2010
Mirror School to Close
Mar. 17, 2010
Blackfalds Taking a Run at Hockeyville
Mar. 17, 2010
Olympic Hockey Coach Visits Red Deer
Mar. 16, 2010
New SPCA Animal Centre
Ready to Open
Mar. 16, 2010
Unique Short Golf Course to Open in Springbrook
Mar. 16, 2010
Sylvan Lake Park
Transferred to Town
Mar. 13, 2010
Luxury Riverfront
Development Proposed
Mar. 13, 2010
Vital Signs Project
Explores Future Red Deer
Mar. 12, 2010
City Receives Additional
Provincial Funding
Mar. 11, 2010
No Provincial Decision Yet
on Regional High School
Mar. 11, 2010
Talks Proceed for South
Red Deer Development
Mar. 9, 2010
Netook Concept Plan
Approved East of Olds
Mar. 8, 2010
Public Chats With
Councillors, City Departments
Mar. 8, 2010
Home Builders Optimistic
at Home Show
Mar. 6, 2010
Funds Committed to $36
Million Sewer Project
Mar. 5, 2010
Hollingsworth Appreciates
Community Support
Mar. 5, 2010
Penhold Multiplex Set for July Opening
Mar. 4, 2010
City and County Plan to
Extend Waskasoo Park
Mar. 4, 2010
Local Family Intends to
Purchase Canyon Ski Area
Mar. 4, 2010
Feast & Ceremony to Honour
Native Children
Mar. 3, 2010
Proposals for Downtown Cenotaph Park Revealed
Mar. 3, 2010
City Housing Starts Could Increase 40%
Mar. 3, 2010
City Building Permits Up Over Last Year
FEBRUARY 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Feb. 26, 2010
Lacombe County Ready to
Build Trail to Blackfalds
Feb. 24, 2010
Airpark Concept Proposed
for Sundre Airport
Feb. 24, 2010
Municipalities Purchase
Rocky Medical Clinic
Feb. 23, 2010
Rotary Donates to Ronald
House and SPCA
Feb. 20, 2010
Waskasoo Park
Upgrades Continue
Feb. 20, 2010
Local Service Company
Doubling in Size
Feb. 19, 2010
Native Complex to
Include Housing, Services
Feb. 19, 2010
Airport Reports Increase in Passenger Traffic
Feb. 19, 2010
Local Manufacturer Expands Presence Six-Fold
Feb. 18, 2010
County
Reviews Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Feb. 16, 2010
Red Deer Museum Makeover Opens to Public
Feb. 13, 2010
Live-Work Units
Proposed for South Development
Feb. 12, 2010
Tennis Club Plans to
Build New Facility
Feb. 11, 2010
Red Deer Now on
Google Street View
Feb. 10, 2010
Red Deer Royals Band
Looking For New Facility
Feb. 10, 2010
Subdivision
Expansion Proceeding in Sylvan Lake
Feb. 10, 2010
Two City Hotels Change
Brands
Feb. 10, 2010
Highway 22 Upgrades
Planned North of Rocky
Feb. 9, 2010
City Commits $1
Million to Curling Centre Upgrade
Feb. 9, 2010
City Drafting Accord
with Aboriginal Community
Feb. 8, 2010
Red Deer Tourism to
Study Economic Impact
Feb. 8, 2010
City Downtown Parkade to
be Ready by June
Feb. 6, 2010
Red Deer Chamber Adopts
Nine Policies
Feb. 6, 2010
Snowbirds to be Featured
at Rocky Airshow
Feb. 5, 2010
Curling Club Opts To
Overhaul Current Facility
Feb. 4, 2010
Major Attractions Proposed for Red Deer
Area
Feb. 4, 2010
Chamber
Hears Progress Report by RDRED
Feb. 4, 2010
New
Video Promotes Central Alberta
Feb. 3, 2010
Red Deer County
Heritage Plan Approved
Feb. 3, 2010
Seniors
Transportation Issues Discussed
Feb. 2, 2010
Ronald McDonald
House Approaching its Goal
Feb. 2, 2010
Arts Groups
Encouraged to Collaborate
Feb. 2, 2010
Public Input Sought
for Electricity Delivery Plans
Feb. 2, 2010
City Restaurant and
Sports Lounge Approved
Feb. 1, 2010
Central Alberta Theatre
Turns 40
JANUARY 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 30, 2010
Economic Groups Partner to Attract
Investment
Jan. 30, 2010
Travelaire
Manufacturing Plant Closes
Jan. 29, 2010
Regional Trail Bridges to be Completed by
March
Jan. 28, 2010
Dawe Centre
Project on Time, on Budget
Jan. 28, 2010
Hotel Proposed for Downtown Sylvan Lake
Jan. 28, 2010
Sylvan Lake Road
Transformation to Start Soon
Jan. 27, 2010
Red Deer Tourism Releases 2010 Visitors
Guide
Jan. 27, 2010
Olds Joins Sustainable Future Network
Jan. 26, 2010
Trochu Wins Olympic Winter Games Podium
Jan. 26, 2010
Quinn Expanding and Renovating New Site
Jan. 25, 2010
West Country Reserves Plan Cadet Programs
Jan. 23, 2010
Rimbey Gets Funding for Pool Expansion
Jan. 21, 2010
Realtors Optimistic After Sales Rebound
Jan. 20, 2010
Plasco Energy Claims It's Still on Track
Jan. 20, 2010
Canyon Ski Hill Could Close at End of
Season
Jan. 19, 2010
Commercial Plan Approved for Former
County Site
Jan. 16, 2010
Red Deer Welcomes the
Olympic Flame
Jan. 16, 2010
Olympic Torch Visits Central Alberta
Towns
Jan. 15, 2010
Ice Marathon Event Returns
to Sylvan Lake
Jan. 14, 2010
Red Deer Municipal Tax
Increase Limited to 3.3%
Jan. 14, 2010
New City SPCA Building
Expected to Open in March
Jan. 14, 2010
Another Movie Theatre
Closes in City Downtown
Jan. 13, 2010
Four Outdoor Gyms Completed, Five to Go
Jan. 13, 2010
Lacombe, Eckville Benefit From Stimulus
Funding
Jan. 12, 2010
Junior
Achievement Celebrates 50 Years
Jan. 12, 2010
2009 Housing Starts Down From Previous
Year
Jan. 12, 2010
Refuge Affordable Transitional Housing
Approved
Jan. 11, 2010
International Village Dream Not Forgotten
Jan. 9, 2010
Capri Centre to Undergo Major Changes
Jan. 6, 2010
City Residential Permits
Up in Second Half of 2009
Jan. 6, 2010
Visitors to Red Deer Area Increased 4% in 2009
Jan. 6, 2010
$1 Million Donation to Ronald McDonald House
Jan. 6, 2010
Former Benalto Railway Lands to be Developed
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