About Red Deer

Get to know Red Deer. Learn about our history as well as what it's like to live, work or visit the city of Red Deer.

Ortho 2013 view of Red Deer in Web Map

City Maps

View maps of Red Deer and access our interactive online mapping tool, Web Map.

Ghost Statue outside of City Hall

History

Did you know Red Deer, Alberta was incorporated as a city in 1913? Read more about Red Deer's history.

Single Family Home

Living in Red Deer

All the city amenities you need for your life in Red Deer: schools, libraries, hospitals, and health facilities.

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Tourism Red Deer

We invite you to discover and experience all the amenities and hospitality that our community has to offer.

Water Tower

We are Red Deer

It's said that people make a place, a community, a home. We are Red Deer is where you can read and share stories that make Red Deer who we are.

News & Notices

Grant funding provides opportunity for

January 22, 2026

The City received $122,600 in grant funding from the Government of Alberta through the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre to retrofit LED lights in place of fluorescent bulbs in several facilities.

City Council approves revised 2026 DBA

January 13, 2026

At its regular meeting today, Red Deer City Council approved a revised 2026 operating budget for the Downtown Business Association (DBA) and gave first reading to a bylaw that would disestablish the Business Improvement Area (BIA).

City of Red Deer Seeks Federal Dialogue

January 13, 2026

City Council received an update at their regular meeting today on federal housing funding programs, including current agreements, progress to date, and how these investments are intended to support affordable and attainable housing in Red Deer.