The opinions expressed are those of the author. The city dealt with a 10 year capital budget recently and what came out of it was a...
The U.N. convention has that land-locked countries have access to tide water. Yes by road, rail or pack mule. So if Alberta was to separate...
Who among us regrets the investment the city made in building the Collicutt recreational complex, anyone? Some wishes that we had a 50 metre pool, but...
November 18 2019 is the day we see if our city leaders are good money managers. Home buyers want to be in a buyer’s market when...
Red Deer County released the fact to our local media that they ramped up construction projects because tenders were coming in at 50% off boom...
OPINION: by Garfield Marks Blackfalds’ new public works and parks facilities is now costing 40% less due to our economic slowdown. What was originally $8.3 million...
We are on this treadmill called “Downtown subsidy” and have been on it for decades. John Campbell campaigned for mayor in 1992 asking for subsidized or...
There will be no raises for exempt staff at city hall this year. No “top up” for cost of living increases, for increased schooling, increased transit,...
There are two big issues with Red Deer’s population growth in the last 4 years. First we are aging. 4 years ago the average age of...
2019 RED DEER MUNICIPAL CENSUS = 101,002 2016 RED DEER MUNICIPAL CENSUS= 99,832 2015 RED DEER MUNICIPAL CENSUS= 100,807 In the four years since 2015 Red...
