Dancers from the Westland Dance Company in Rocky Mountain House are celebrating another strong showing after a recent competition in Sherwood Park. During the five-day Evergreen Dance Festival, held April 29 to May 3, the troupe earned second place overall in the non-accelerated category for its performance of I Will W...

A four-week jury trial has begun for two men charged in connection with a deadly roadside shooting in 2024. Arthur Wayne Penner, 37, of Edmonton, and Elijah Blake Strawberry, 29, of O'Chiese First Nation, are each charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder. The shooting happened Aug. 6, 2024, along a roadwa...

The wildfire danger in the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area is now rated very high following a May 2 grass fire east of Dovercourt Hall. The fire, known as RWF029, was detected about five kilometres east of Highway 22 on Township Road 372. It grew to approximately 14 hectares and burned near the Clearwater River. Thank...

May 3-9 is Emergency Preparedness Week across Canada, and the City of Red Deer is offering some insight on how you can do your part.Provincially, the theme for 2026 is 'In it together,' while the national theme is 'Be prepared. Know your risks.'Ash Vijayan, the City's emergency management coordinator, says this week sh...

~ by Ian Gustafson Sylvan Lake town council unanimously approved first reading of its parks bylaw this week. Most notably, if the second and third readings are passed on May 12, the use of tents will be banned along the lakefront. This comes after town administration conducted a full review of the bylaw upon council's ...