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Fiber optic installation brings high speed internet to Junction 42 Partnership Rest Area

County visitors and residents may notice work being done along the Highway 42 route from Penhold to Junction 42. This work involves the installation of fiber optic cable lines that will bring high speed internet access to the Junction 42 Partnership Rest ...

Five tips to protect your home when leaving for the winter

Escaping ahead of the deep freeze? Before you leave for warmer temperatures, be sure that your house is ready for winter so you don’t return home to expensive repairs.

1. Contact EPCOR before digging in your backyardTrying to finish up an outdoor...

Clubroot Update

As of September 20, 79 field inspections have been completed out of 150. So far, 11 fields have been confirmed with clubroot in 2019. Of those 11 fields, 8 were previously unknown to have Clubroot. There  are now 41 confirmed fields in Red Deer C...

Farm Buildings

Are you an agricultural landowner thinking of constructing a farm building? Although Red Deer County does not require you to apply for a building permit or development permit for a farm building on a parcel greater than 20 acres, there is important inform...

Benalto Centennial Station

The Benalto Centennial Station has recently been given a face-lift thanks to the efforts of the Benalto Booster Club and many volunteers. Originally built in 1928, the train station was bought and moved out of Benalto in 1971, to be used as a summer home ...

Red Deer County Fire Services to conduct live house fire simulation at Red Deer College

On October 6 at 1:00 PM, Red Deer County Fire Services will perform a live, sideby-side simulation of a fire in two bedrooms from a typical Alberta house. One room will be equipped with a sprinkler system and one will not. 

The demonstration will ...