Below is a list of recent City of Red Deer news releases. For media inquiries, contact Community & Public Relations during regular business hours (Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) via our Media Inquiry Form.
The proposed 2027 Capital Budget is now available for public review. Residents are encouraged to review the budget and submit questions before Council deliberations on October 13.
Starting Oct. 1, 2026, Red Deer residents will be able to place more consumer packaging in their recycling bins (multi-family homes) and Blue Carts (single-family homes) as Alberta enters the next phase of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
Red Deerians are invited to get up close with some of The City’s most unusual seasonal workers at Meet & Bleat on Friday, October 2 at Kerry Wood Nature Centre.
In partnership with the Seniors Service Providers Interagency, the City of Red Deer is once again hosting the Seniors Information Fair on September 29 at the Collicutt Centre.
The following decisions were made at today’s City Council meeting.
Red Deer City Council approved investing nearly $3 million in federal Housing Accelerator Fund 2 (HAF2) funding to help create permanent supportive housing in Red Deer at today’s regular meeting.
The following items are on Red Deer City Council’s open meeting agenda on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
The proposed 2027 Utilities Budget is now available for public review. Residents are encouraged to review the budget and submit questions before Council deliberations on September 29.
After an active summer season, The City of Red Deer aquatic amenities will return to fall operating hours following the September long weekend.
Building permit values in Red Deer totalled $5.3 million in August 2026, compared with $3.6 million in August 2025.
Red Deer City Council has approved changes to the Municipal Consent and Access Fee (MCAF) for water, wastewater and electric utilities and directed that 25 per cent of all MCAF revenue be transferred annually to the Capital Projects Reserve.
The following decisions were made at today's Red Deer City Council Meeting.
Motorists are advised of an upcoming road closure for the bridge construction project on Gaetz Avenue, across Waskasoo Creek.
The following items are on Red Deer City Council’s open meeting agenda on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in the Omni Gymnasium at the Intermediate School.
Red Deer residents and visitors are invited to discover, experience and celebrate local arts, culture and heritage during Alberta Culture Days this September, with more than 50 free events and activities planned across the city.
For 25 years, Red Deer's Waste Management Facility has supported the community's commitment to environmental stewardship through waste diversion, recycling, composting and responsible waste management.